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Frenchwoman spared jail after smuggling three Iranians to UK
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2017 Jun 28, 2:09pm 1,141 views 1 comment
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2017 Jun 28, 2:17pm
RWSGFY
2017 Jun 28, 2:17pm
Makes sense: need to balance all that recent influx of Arabs with some Persians.
"Frenchwoman who helped her Iranian boyfriend sneak into Britain by boat was found guilty Tuesday of illegally assisting migrants but spared punishment after arguing she acted out of love.
Beatrice Huret, 44, told AFP she was "relieved" by the ruling of a court near the port of Calais, where she met her Iranian lover while volunteering at the since-razed Jungle migrant camp.
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"I am prepared to give up my life for him. The only thing that would bother me is that I would no longer be able to see Mokhtar if I'm in jail," Ms Huret, who has a 19-year-old son, said.
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"It was love at first sight," Ms Huret told AFP in an interview earlier this month.
After a failed bid by Mokhtar to hide in the back of a lorry, she helped him acquire a small boat and towed it to a beach from where he and two other Iranians crossed to England on June 11, 2016.
Mokhtar, who is living in Sheffield, has since received asylum.
Ms Huret went on to write a book about their romance, "Calais Mon Amour", for which several film-makers are vying to acquire the rights."
I wonder how many wives "Mokhtar" has already, and how Beatrice will react when he takes another.