Suspected people smuggler tells court 'I am not a boss'

Hewa Rahimpur is accused of leading a criminal gang which is alleged to have brought up to 10,000 people across the Channel.

Mr Rahimpur has denied organising the crossings and said he had simply handled payments between migrants and smugglers, as our Europe Correspondent Adam Parsons reports from Bruges.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/suspected-people-smuggler-tells-court-hes-made-mistakes-but-i-am-not-a-boss-12956821

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