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- 1South Sudanese man faces 25-year sentence over migrant smuggling trial in Crete●(from de:criminalize) 'ON MONDAY, D. FROM SOUTH SUDAN WILL STAND TRIAL AND FACE 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR "SMUGGLING" Next
A young man from South Sudan, identified as D., goes on trial on Monday, 5 October, in Chania, Crete, charged with people smuggling and facing up to 25 years in prison. He was arrested in January near the Cretan coast. Activists say he was himself a migrant and are calling the prosecution criminalisation of those seeking safety.