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.

Elin Ersson refused to sit down on the flight, stopping the deportation of a man. Source: Facebook: hamzahtoraby786

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.

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By Christina Anderson 2018 New York Times
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