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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor and agency

Gang leader tried to bribe Channel crossing victims’ relatives, court hears

A court artist’s sketch of Harem Ahmed Abwbaker appearing at Westminster magistrates' court in London.
Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, is alleged to be one of two main figures in an organised criminal gang thought to be connected to the crossing. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

An alleged “right-hand man” in a people-trafficking gang offered money to the families of migrants who drowned trying to cross the Channel in a dinghy to stay silent, a court has heard.

Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, was alleged to be one of two main figures in an organised criminal gang thought to be connected to the crossing which resulted in the deaths of more than 20 people last winter.

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