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Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shore
An Italian court has sentenced a people smuggler to 20 years in prison for involvement in a shipwreck last year that killed at least 94 migrants.
The court in the southern city of Crotone found Gun Ufuk, a 29-year-old Turkish national, guilty of crimes including causing a shipwreck and aiding illegal immigration. It also ordered him to pay a €3m fine and pay damages to civil plaintiffs.