Swedish prosecutors have indicted a woman who in July staged a standoff to prevent the deportation of a rejected asylum-seeker to Afghanistan by refusing to take her seat on the flight.
Sweden charges woman who tried to block Afghan man’s deportation on flight
The indictment said Ersson had violated the Swedish aviation act by remaining standing when the plane was supposed to take-off.

Elin Ersson refused to sit down on the flight, stopping the deportation of a man. Source: Facebook: hamzahtoraby786
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By Christina Anderson 2018 New York Times
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