XPost: 24hoursupport.helpdesk, alt.politics.scorched-earth, uk.politics.misc   
   XPost: uk.legal, alt.politics.uk   
   From: no.sp@m.com   
      
   On 01/02/2017 12:21, burfordTjustice wrote:   
   > WTF people! These people were just seeking a better life.   
   > Is there no humanity left in the UK???   
   >   
   > Romanian lorry driver who smuggled three illegal immigrants into the UK   
   > JAILED   
   >   
   > Grosu confessed to officers that he had met a Bulgarian man at a truck   
   > park in France who asked if he wanted to take people to the UK for   
   > extra money, in time for Christmas.   
   >   
   > He said he agreed but claimed he didn’t know it was illegal or realise the   
   severity of the offence.   
   >   
   > Bournemouth Crown Court heard Grosu immediately co-operated with officials   
   when the Albanian immigrants were discovered and had no previous convictions.   
   >   
   > He pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to facilitate illegal entry into   
   the UK, a breach of immigration law.   
   >   
   > Judge Brian Forster QC sentenced him to two years in prison.   
   >   
   > He told Grosu through a Romanian interpreter: “In essence you have   
   assisted unlawful entry into this country by driving a lorry containing three   
   people who were Albanian nationals and who did not have any form of permission   
   to enter the United    
   Kingdom.   
   >   
   > “This is a serious offence because firstly it’s an easy offence to   
   commit. There’s a degree of chance as to whether you will be caught because   
   it is not possible to search every single lorry.   
   >   
   > “Secondly, this country, like any country, has a right to control who may   
   enter it.   
   >   
      
   You could always leave the UK and give up your place.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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