21 detainees of “Air Boat” in Palma are charged with criminal charges

Palma, April 8 (EFE) .- The Palma Investigating Judge No. 6 has issued an order for 21 immigrants detained for rioting after a forced landing of an Air Arabia plane at Palma Airport on November 5 for an alleged health emergency. Towards a diabetic crisis.

The magistrate in the order indicates that the accused should be held accountable for two different crimes of mutiny and adds to this case two others who were investigated for facilitating illegal immigration, given that they helped Moroccans in Mallorca escape from this flight covered by Casablanca-Stambul. .

The judge is assessing the crimes of coercion and mutiny of 19 Moroccan immigrants, who have been temporarily imprisoned since November for fleeing from the “air boat” in Palma, as the national police then called the flight.

In the indictment, the judge concludes that the disease was caused by the same immigrant who forced the plane to land, noting that there is no evidence that the “alleged doctors on board” who warned the passenger of the diabetes crisis were really who they were.

He believes that there are hints that allow us to believe that the flight to Palma was a pre-designed plan consisting of simulating and challenging a passenger’s alleged serious illness, the rest of the people who participated in the flight benefited from this fact. Carry out a flight and violate Spanish regulations on the entry of persons into Spain.

The judge referred to the behavior of the passengers who fled as soon as the ambulance crew left, which “does not make sense if it is not related to the previous plan, because the plane was destined for Istanbul.”

He also points to the small baggage the fugitives had, the lack of proof of a return ticket contract, the small amount of money that was part of the investigation, which was confirmed during the taking of their testimonies, and the existence of the group. A Facebook page called “Brooklyn” that describes in detail how to get a forced admission.

The magistrate also points to the alleged escape of a sick passenger companion from the hospital, and that four of the investigators said their accidental desire to travel to Turkey was linked to emigrating from there to another country.

He emphasizes that the fleeing passengers, who were not immediately apprehended, knew where and with whom to go in a relatively simple way and in a short time, even though they had never been to Mallorca.

The judge argued that the events were “planned” and that it was a “moderately organized” group from several conversations on the social network Facebook. “We do not see a situation of mere illegal entry into Spain, we see a plus that is required by jurisprudence in connection with the crime of mutiny,” he said.

The second key element that the magistrate concluded that there was evidence of this crime was the violence they were committing while getting off the plane and the dangerous situation they created for other passengers at the airport while running on the runways.

He also appreciates the seriousness of what happened when the slopes closed. It says the “uprising” affected 81 flights: 14 were diverted from Palm to other airports, 48 ​​were delayed and 19 were canceled.

The car includes the crime of coercion for inflicting other passengers and a special crime for mutiny, which includes aviation legislation for disobeying a captain.

For the judge in the case, the investigated passengers had a “clear” purpose, which was to “break immigration law, to enter Spain irregularly, which is a violation of the law, which seeks to protect the interests of the state in controlling flows.

He further added that the aim was to “inevitably” affect public order and that “it was inconceivable that they were unaware of the serious consequences of their conduct for public order as they all fled and fled the runways of the airport.Palm.”