巴黎，9月30日电 - 巴黎一家法院周三裁定六名男子因过失杀人罪名成立，罪名涉及五年前英吉利海峡发生的沉船事故，造成30多名移民溺亡，这是该分隔法国和英国的狭窄海域有记录以来最严重的移民灾难。
PARIS, Sept 30 - A Paris court found six men guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday over the drowning of more than 30 people in the Channel five years ago, the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating France and Britain.
法院表示，这六名偷渡客均对这场悲剧性的海上航行负有直接或间接责任，表现出因极度贪婪而对生命“完全漠视”的态度。
The court said the six smugglers were all directly or indirectly responsible for the tragic journey at sea, showing "complete indifference" to human life out of sheer greed.
另外七名男子因较轻的偷渡罪名被判有罪，罪行严重程度不一，包括以有组织团伙形式协助非法移民和犯罪共谋。
Seven other men were found guilty of lesser smuggling charges with varying degrees of seriousness, including facilitating illegal immigration as part of an organised gang and criminal conspiracy.
这些移民在穿越世界上最繁忙的航运航道之一时，因超载的橡皮艇漏气而遇难。
The migrants perished after their overloaded dinghy deflated as they made the crossing across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
2021年11月，一艘法国渔船在加莱附近的法国海域水面发现漂浮的尸体后报警。搜救人员打捞起27具遗体，另有至少4人下落不明，仅两名男子获救。
A French fishing vessel alerted emergency services after spotting bodies floating in the waters off the French coast near Calais in November 2021. Twenty-seven victims were recovered, while at least four others were never found. Only two men survived.
因过失杀人罪被判有罪的六名男子分别被判处6年至10年监禁。其他被告判刑从缓刑6个月到4年监禁不等。一人被判无罪。
Sentences for the six men found guilty of manslaughter ranged from six to 10 years in prison. For others, sentences ranged from six months suspended to four years in prison. One man was found innocent.
目前，数名法国军方人员因未在移民遇险时提供援助而被正式立案调查。
Members of the French military are currently under formal investigation for failing to help the migrants when they were in danger.
遇难者主要为伊拉克库尔德人，此外还包括阿富汗人、埃塞俄比亚人、一名埃及人、一名索马里公民、一名伊朗库尔德人和一名越南公民。“我正承受着这种持续的痛苦”部分遇难者亲属在庭审中描述了灾难带来的痛苦。
The victims were mainly Iraqi Kurds, but also included Afghans, Ethiopians, an Egyptian, a Somali national, an Iranian Kurd and a Vietnamese national. 'I AM LIVING WITH THIS CONSTANT PAIN' Relatives of some victims described during the trial the anguish provoked by the disaster.
扎纳·马曼德·穆罕默德的弟弟特瓦纳在事发时年仅18岁，至今未被寻获。他在法庭上表示：“我生活在不确定性中，不知何时能发现关于他失踪的线索、遗体或坟墓。”“我正承受着这种持续的痛苦，”他一边哭泣一边拿着弟弟的照片说道。被告有10天时间提出上诉。受害者家属的律师表示，法院的裁决让人松了一口气：“这确认了偷渡者的刑事责任，”马修·希雷兹说。“这是一个受欢迎的第一步，现在将引向第二步：对军事人员的审判。”
Zana Mamand Muhammad, whose brother Twana, 18 at the time, was never recovered after the disaster, told the court: "I live with the uncertainty of discovering some information about his disappearance, a body, a grave." "I am living with this constant pain," he said, crying and holding a picture of his brother. The defendants have 10 days to appeal the ruling. A lawyer for the victims' families said the court's decision came as a relief: "It confirms the smugglers' criminal responsibility," said Matthieu Chirez. "It is a welcome first step, which now leads to a second one: the trial of the military personnel."
英国对这起灾难的调查发现，这些死亡本可避免。调查结论指出，一艘法国海军舰艇未能回应英国海岸警卫队的求助呼叫，而英国海岸警卫队随后做出了“一系列有缺陷的决定”，包括过早结束对幸存者的搜寻。
A British inquiry into the disaster found the deaths were avoidable. It concluded that a French naval vessel failed to respond to a call for help from the British coastguard, which in turn made "a number of flawed decisions", including ending a search for survivors too early.