This Sunday, the French judiciary lifted the decommissioning of a plane that was detained last Thursday at the airport of Vatry with 303 Indian passengers, who continue to be questioned by judges to determine whether this measure will also be withdrawn from them.
The Paris prosecutor’s office, which is leading the investigation, announced today that it had approved the lifting of the arrest of the device, an Airbus A340 belonging to the Romanian company. Legend Airlines.
In addition, prosecutors maintained arrest warrants for two of the passengers as part of an investigation into a possible human trafficking case.
Meanwhile, authorities are continuing to question the other passengers to determine whether they remain detained. at Vatry Airport, about 140 kilometers east of Parisor they will be released.
Four judges, four court secretaries, as many Hindi interpreters and seven lawyers are involved in the proceedings, which will last until tomorrow, Monday, to determine whether there are grounds justifying the continued detention of the travelers.
The plane was grounded on Thursday by French authorities upon landing at this small airport for a technical stopover en route between Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Managua, after receiving an anonymous message that there were victims among the travelers There could be human trafficking. .
The plane’s occupants also included eleven unaccompanied minors who have been given legal representation in France. According to local media, six of them have initiated the asylum procedure in this country. The approximately thirty-member crew of the plane had previously been interrogated and released.
The airport has been cordoned off since Thursday and police officers are checking that no one enters or leaves the facilities.
Authorities set up a reception center in the airport lobby with individual bunks, medical care and food distribution at regular times.
Various police, judicial and administrative authorities specializing in international human trafficking are involved in the investigation.
The Indian Embassy in Paris immediately dispatched its consulate staff to work with the French authorities to resolve this case and assist its citizens.
Sources familiar with the case have suggested the hypothesis that the passengers could be Indian workers in the United States trying to join the flow of immigrants seeking to reach the United States or Canada from Central America , since people of this nationality belong to the large groups. this route.
