The trial against the woman who stopped the flight

"The trial against the woman who stopped the flight"

"She prevented a plane from lift to stop the deportation of a man to Afghanistan on Monday held the trial against the activist, Elin, Ersson, who was charged at Gothenburg district court for the violation of the aviation act."

"It was in the summer as she stood up on a plane at Landvetter airport to stop the deportation of a man to Afghanistan. She refused to sit despite repeated instructions given by the cabin crew. The plane would fly from Landvetter to Istanbul, but did not come in the way as a result of her actions."

"According to the prosecutor recognizes the woman of his actual actions. But she has objections on moral grounds and think not that conduct is criminal because the plane was not in the air."

"I mean that she has committed a crime that I can prove and that she doesn't want to admit, so therefore, a court can determine this," said prosecutor James von Reis to the TT in connection with the prosecution."

"In an interview with the TT in July last year, Elin, Ersson a question about how she looks that her actions may be a criminal act."

"– My starting point is that the man who would carry are human and deserve to live. In Sweden we have the death penalty, but a deportation to a country in war can mean death, said Elin Ersson."

"the Trial is estimated to take a half a day. To the right now has her defenders submitted additional evidence."

"It is a legal opinion of Dennis Martinsson, juris doctor in criminal law at Stockholm university. In its 13 pages long pleading, he stresses that the aviation act is so worded that it can be questioned if it is possible to apply on the Elin Ersson did. He points mainly on two things."

"first, that the clause which is invoked only applies to calls from the aircraft commander. But Martinsson points out that, according to the preliminary investigation, the woman is just "

"second, the law says that criminal liability is available for passengers"

"What is the importance of the defence submission is going to get in the right remains to be seen."

"the Punishment for the violation of the aviation act is a fine or imprisonment not exceeding six months."