‘A teenager believed to be the first person to be charged with endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK without valid entry clearance said he was “forced to do so”.
Aman Naseri, 18, is accused of piloting a small boat with 46 people on board during the first Channel crossing of the year on 5 January, the day the new law came into force.
At Margate Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday he pleaded not guilty to the offence.’
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‘A teenager believed to be the first person to be charged with endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK without valid entry clearance said he was “forced to do so”.
Aman Naseri, 18, is accused of piloting a small boat with 46 people on board during the first Channel crossing of the year on 5 January, the day the new law came into force.
At Margate Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday he pleaded not guilty to the offence.’