Events related to the Dover tragedy

(1) 58 bodies were found in the carriage.

The British port city of Dover, June 2000 18. Dover is still very busy in the early hours of the morning, and Dover customs vehicles are in an endless stream.

When checking the relevant documents of a car, the customs officers found that the name of the owner, Company A, was unfamiliar, so they routinely checked. The police opened the trunk of the car, and in an instant, a stench came to the sight, and a terrible scene appeared in front of people. Dozens of people were piled up in the trunk. Obviously, these people are unconscious. The police immediately took rescue measures, but found that all 58 people, including 54 men and 4 women, had died except two who survived.

This is a refrigerator card with tomatoes. The owner is Dutch. The truck arrived in England by sea from Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The police arrested the truck driver on the spot.

(2) Preliminary investigation

This incident has attracted great attention from the British authorities. This information was forwarded to Interpol through the National Crime (Investigation) Unit of the United Kingdom. Under the coordination of Interpol, a campaign of multinational cooperation has been launched in an all-round way.

On the bridge or shore of Dover Harbor, you can always see several suspicious men, either holding a newspaper in their hands and pretending to read it; Or lean against the railing of the bridge and pretend as if nothing had happened, looking up at the sky or overlooking the distant sea. Under the guidance of an insider, the British policeman dressed in casual clothes came to the neighborhood to secretly observe and observed that someone was standing nearby not far from the truck. According to insiders, those who seem to be waiting for someone are all small snakeheads. Their only purpose is to wait for the truck driver and try to talk to them. If both sides have the same interests, the back door of the truck will suddenly open, and some illegal immigrants who come out of nowhere will get into the back of the truck like lightning.

Looking further away, ships floating on the sea may be hiding illegal immigrants from other countries. With a gesture or a phone call, these ships will immediately dock, take illegal immigrants on board and take them to Britain. Of course, these are just "small knocks", and at least two or three people will be brought into the customs, and at most no more than five people, otherwise the target is very big and easy to be found. The snakehead who organized dozens of people to sneak into the country has another brilliant idea.

According to police investigation, there are 68 stowaways. When they boarded the truck, there were too many people to hold them, and eight of them gave up. At that time, they swore and complained, but they saved their lives. After these eight people got the news of the tragedy, 1 of them have called home to report their safety.

The residents of Antwerp, Belgium, were shocked when they heard the tragedy. They said that they still clearly remember the pictures of illegal immigrants waving goodbye and smiling at Belgium before boarding the train and leaving Belgium in TV reports.

British overseas Chinese went to Dover to claim their relatives. An overseas Chinese surnamed Chen claimed his 19-year-old cousin in the morgue through photos sent by relatives in Changle, Fujian. It is reported that this girl spent $265,438+0,000 from China, passing through Russia, Czechoslovakia and even Western Europe.

At the same time as the investigation, the police and relevant parties examined 58 bodies. Autopsy results showed that most of the dead were young people around the age of 20, and the victims died of respiratory failure. At the same time, with the help of the hospital, seize the opportunity to learn from survivors.

(3) Find the suspect

In Britain, the "National Crime (Investigation) Team" is fully responsible for this case. The leading detective is Denise Gorgin, a police inspector in Kent, who is famous for solving the famous murder case in Britain and works closely with British intelligence, customs, immigration departments and relevant departments in European countries. Dennis called on the relatives of victims in Britain, whether they are legal citizens or not, to stand up bravely and provide clues to the police. The British police claimed that the breakthrough in this case was on two surviving illegal immigrants. Two survivors have been transferred from the hospital to a secret location by the police and are under strict protection.

On June 19, local time, the Dutch case-handling team initially found out that the Dutch driver's name was Perry Walker, 32, and he lived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At the same time, the Dutch police also set up another team of murder and deception detection experts in China to carry out large-scale detection work throughout the Netherlands.

When the British and Dutch police followed the address and telephone number of "Wanders Pique Company" on the customs declaration form, they found that it was a counterfeit company registered in Rotterdam last week! The suspect stole the name of a family member of vanders Pique in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and registered a fake transportation company under the name of the family's son AF Wanders Pique. In this regard, Wanders Pique's family was extremely shocked.

After further verification, the Dutch police found that the suspect registered the company with the Ministry of Commerce in Rotterdam by mobile phone, and the mobile phone number used was almost the same as that of Wanders Pique's family except for two digits! The mobile phone used by this registered company has stopped using now. All this proves that the criminals obviously planned this smuggling incident carefully.

However, what makes the Dutch police suspicious is that AF himself is mysteriously missing. To this end, the Dutch police searched three apartments in the working-class area of Rotterdam and arrested the second suspect, Wanders Pique, a 24-year-old truck owner. After investigation, the case was related to Wanders Pique's family, so Afu, 52, was arrested the next day.

With the deepening of the investigation, the police also found that 58 illegal stowaways killed in Dover Port went to Belgium two months ago. But Belgium released them after arresting them and let them leave Belgium. The Belgian Ministry of Interior has proved that more than 60 stowaways illegally entered Belgium in April, and the authorities detained them briefly. These people were fingerprinted and told not to enter the Schengen area of the European Union without passports. Britain did not sign the Schengen Agreement.

On February1day, the British police also arrested two suspects, a couple of China living in London. (4) Survivors tell stories about the journey of death.

On June 2 1 day, a number of British media disclosed the terrible death experiences of two surviving stowaways to hospital doctors through Chinese translators.

19, the local temperature in Rotterdam was as high as 32℃. Shortly after the truck left, the air conditioning and refrigeration system in the carriage suddenly stopped. First, someone suffered from heatstroke, weakness and sweating, and then someone passed out. Before long, many people began to suffer from heatstroke. Some people's body temperature exceeds 43℃, making it more and more difficult to breathe. Most people collapsed to the ground, unconscious. A little stronger people began to frantically knock on the secret door of the carriage, shouting for help, hoping to attract the driver's attention and stop to let them out. But they didn't know that because of the excellent sealing performance of the whole carriage, it was impossible for the drivers in the cab to hear their slaps and cries for help. Many people lost consciousness in the slaps and slowly fell to the ground to die. In the opaque carriage, two deadly stowaways struggled through their companions' bodies and came to the door, where there was only a trace of air! When the car door was finally opened, they both had a feeling that "angels came to save us from heaven". They also told the translator: "I don't want to smuggle in my life!" "

They also revealed to the Dutch police that "a white hand" turned off the ventilation pipe of the container truck, causing 58 China stowaways to suffocate and die.

Survivors told the police that they had set off from Fujian Province, China, for Dover Port, England. In the process of smuggling, most China snakeheads are responsible, but sometimes white people transport them.

Almost at the same time, at least three relatives of the victims in London contacted Mr. Tang, a China lawyer in London. Although the relatives of the three victims were afraid of being sent back to China by the British law enforcement agencies because they were illegal immigrants, they still revealed some information about these unfortunate stowaways to Mr. Tang before they died: A 20-year-old China man who smuggled into Britain in June+10 this year called Mr. Tang and said that he concluded that his nephew, 19-year-old Chen Lin, was definitely among the victims. Chen Lin's parents borrowed $265,438+0,000 from the snakehead in order to smuggle their son to Britain. In February this year, Chen Lin set out from China. He and other stowaways first arrived in Russia, then walked over mountains and mountains in the Czech Republic for several days and nights, and finally sneaked into the Netherlands safely. During the journey of smuggling full of fear and hardship, Chen Lin often called relatives who arrived in Britain in advance to tell them where he had arrived. Chen Lin also revealed that stowaways were escorted by heavily armed "snakeheads" along the way. Yang Chen said, "I received his last call from Holland on June 5th, 2008. He told me that his party would arrive in England that night … but I haven't heard from him since then! I just want to tell those who dream of making a fortune abroad: I can't do smuggling anymore. "

(four) a preliminary understanding of the gang and the deceased.

As of June 22, with the cooperation of police in various countries, five suspects have been arrested. These five are: truck driver Perry Walker; Master hesitates in anger; Wanders Pique, the master's father; China chef Yi You and translator Guo Ying.

Through investigation and trial, after comprehensive analysis, the police have initially found out the situation of smuggling gangs and the deceased. The members of this smuggling gang are all over the world, and they come from Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Turkey, Russian Federation, China and other countries. Members of these gangs, also known as "snakeheads", play different roles in smuggling activities. The low-level "snakehead" is responsible for finding illegal immigrants in relevant areas, while the middle-level "snakehead" is responsible for receiving illegal immigrants handed over by the low-level "snakehead", and then transferring them to the high-level "snakehead" after receiving a certain amount. On top of the senior "snakeheads", there are "leaders" who are responsible for directing, coordinating, managing, collecting and spending customs clearance and smuggling fees. In addition, there are some temporary hired "helpers" in this gang. It is these people who form a huge and intricate smuggling network, and members of smuggling gangs shuttle back and forth in this network to carry out human trafficking activities.

By the 22nd, the five people arrested by the police were all important roles of this smuggling criminal gang. Perry Walker has participated in many seminars on China's smuggling held by leaders. He turned off the ventilator in the car and was responsible for driving. Yi You and Guo Ying are responsible for translation; Shopkeeper Wanders Pique and his son took the risk because they owed Hei Bang a gambling debt. They took the initiative to become accomplices and started the business of human trafficking.

Fifty-eight dead and two survivors came from Fujian. They left Fujian for Russia in February 2000, then walked through the Czech mountains for several days and nights and arrived in Belgium in April. During their stay in Belgium, they were detained by the Belgian authorities, then released and arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in June. In Rotterdam, they were put into the carriage of a refrigerated truck and prepared to go to Dover, England to realize their dream of smuggling.

(5) Joint action of the Ministry of Public Security and Fujian authorities.

On June 23rd, Beijing time, the British authorities sent some genetic samples to the Ministry of Public Security of China. On the same day, the Ministry of Public Security sent a task force to Fujian. With the cooperation of Fujian police, the task force went deep into Fuqing, Changle and other places to identify 58 dead people from house to house. At the same time, Fujian police also set up a task force to investigate the Dover tragedy and capture the relevant "snakeheads" involved in the tragedy.

The Fujian authorities also made a decision on 24th, when necessary, they will send the Deputy Secretary-General of the provincial government and the heads of relevant departments to Britain to help identify the dead and deal with the aftermath.

On June 26th, a police team from Fujian Province arrived in Britain to help identify the dead in the Dover tragedy. (seven) in-depth investigation, arrested the principal.

Under the coordination of Interpol, the British, Dutch and Belgian police finally found out the main suspects in the Dover case through in-depth investigation, and arrested seven of them on June 27. These seven people are mainly from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and most of them are organizers of the Dover smuggling case. In addition, several major suspects are still at large.

(6) Prosecution of suspects in the Dover tragedy.

On September 29th, a court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands formally charged five Dutch people with killing 58 China stowaways in Dover, England. The five men accused are all residents of Rotterdam. They are accused of smuggling illegal immigrants and participating in criminal groups. Two of them were also charged with manslaughter. Dutch authorities accuse them of not ensuring that illegal immigrants get enough oxygen supply. The Dutch truck driver in this case was charged with 58 counts of manslaughter in Britain. The Dutch court said that the charges against the five Dutch people were temporary because the investigation had not been completed. The court has postponed the trial to June 38+mid-February to give the prosecutor more time to question witnesses. Dutch police believe that the criminal syndicate that smuggled 58 illegal immigrants killed in China was manipulated by Turks, Britons and China.

(7) Capturing the leader of a smuggling gang.

According to the conspirators, Gulsel, a 36-year-old Dutchman of Turkish origin, is the boss of a smuggling criminal gang. Goussaire has been missing since the Dover tragedy. In order to capture GUESRL as soon as possible, in June 2000, the Dutch police set up a 20-member task force, initially focusing on Europe, and it was not until the end of the year that the focus was narrowed to the Netherlands. It is reported that Gulsel has lived in a house in the small town of Aussie, Braband Province, the Netherlands since June 2000. There are many Turkish expatriates in OSS, and the landlord probably doesn't know his real background. 200165438+1At about 8 pm on October 22nd, the Dutch police arrested him without any preparation. He played cards with some Turks in a bar run by Turks. On June 8th, 2000, 65438+February 8th, GURSEL called K, a 37-year-old female snakehead from China, who was being interrogated by the police. This phone call became an important clue for the police to arrest him. According to the Dutch Mobile Phone Service Center, GURSEL lives in the Dutch town of OSS.

65438127 October, Chen Ye, the snakehead involved in the Dover smuggling case, was captured by border guards in Lianjiang, Fujian.

(8) The remains of 58 stowaways in the Dover tragedy arrived in Fuzhou.

65438+1At 3: 25 am on October 9, 65438+A special plane of China Eastern Airlines carrying the remains of 58 stowaways from China in the Dover tragedy landed slowly at Fuzhou Airport. The relevant person in charge of Fuzhou, who came to Fuzhou Airport to coordinate related affairs, said in an interview that the relevant departments of Fujian Province and Fuzhou will assist the families of the deceased to deal with the aftermath in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of China and on the basis of fully respecting the opinions of the families of the deceased.

At 4: 00 am 19 15, 40 corpse trucks transported the bodies of 58 China stowaways from Fuzhou Airport to various towns and villages in Fuzhou, where they were claimed by relatives of the deceased and buried on the spot.

Among the 58 illegal immigrants, there are 28 in Fuqing, 23 in Changle, Fuzhou, Pingtan, Mawei, Luoyuan 1 person, and 3 bodies are unclaimed. ......

(9) Trial

On February 26th, 20001year, the British side tried the criminals involved in the Dover tragedy in the May Durston court not far from Indover port.

The British prosecutor pointed out that Perry Walker, a 32-year-old Dutchman from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, closed the only ventilation duct in the car shortly after he went on the road to avoid the noise made by illegal immigrants from China, which directly caused 58 illegal immigrants to suffocate and die. Walker was charged with 58 counts of manslaughter, human smuggling and assisting others to enter Britain illegally.

The prosecutor said: "On the way to Cierbrook, the snorkel was open, but after the truck was loaded on the ferry, Walker closed the snorkel, which decided the fate of 58 China stowaways. This is the only ventilation device in the car. The reason why he did this was to prevent customs officers or ferry personnel from hearing the noise inside the car. During the next five hours' journey, Walker did not make any effort to ask about illegal immigrants, nor did he open the snorkel. Instead, he went to eat a meal and watched a movie or two on the first floor of the ferry. "

Another defendant, a China woman named Guo Ying, was charged with conspiracy to assist illegal immigrants. Guo Ying was employed by a smuggling gang as an interpreter and contact person, who was responsible for receiving illegal immigrants from China who arrived in the Netherlands. Of the 58 victims, half took Guo Ying's contact number.

While the British side tried the criminals involved in the Dover tragedy, nine suspects suspected of the death of 58 illegal immigrants in Dover Port, England, also appeared in court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on March 5.

Six of the nine suspects are Dutch and three are Turks. They are accused of murder and assisting in murder, as well as illegal smuggling of people, forging travel documents and organizing criminal groups.

These nine people belong to an underworld organization called "Grey Wolf", whose leader is Gulsel.