The Second Section of the Provincial Court of Palma will judge this Monday (10.00 am) two young men accused of skippering a boat that in July last year arrived in Formentera with 13 other immigrants on board.
The Prosecutor’s Office considers that these facts constitute a crime against the rights of foreign citizens and asks for a seven-year prison sentence for each of them.
According to the prosecutor in his indictment, the facts date back to the midnight of July 15 last year, when the two defendants left Tipaza (Algeria) skippering a boat whose command they were exchanging.
They disembarked on a beach near es Caló, in Formentera, together with 13 other immigrants, who had paid an amount of around 2,000 euros to make the trip.
The skiff, according to the representative of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, was only a few meters long and did not comply with maritime safety standards, so that its occupants were in danger of their lives and integrity. In addition, he adds, the two defendants lacked the necessary knowledge to skipper the boat.
