Manslaughter Counts: Cargo Ship and Fishing Boat

manslaughter counts: He was convicted of multiple manslaughter counts, according to Brandon Sun. His Syrian crewmate, Mahmud Bikhit, was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 9 million euros for facilitating illegal immigration. The Tunisian captain, Mohammad Ali Malek, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined 9 million euros. Prosecutors had accused Malek of inadvertently ramming the overloaded fishing boat he was captaining into a cargo ship that had come to its rescue on April 18, 2015. Only 28 survived. The boat flipped after passengers rushed to one side, trying to get off. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.