Four Arrested in Spain After Moroccan Passengers Flee Diverted Flight

The four Moroccan fugitives were arrested in Sa Pobla, located northwest of the island, during an operation jointly carried out by the police and the Civil Guard. They were brought before the court in the morning. According to the Spanish media 20 Minutos, two of the fugitives would have already left the island by ferry.

In total, 23 Moroccans and one Palestinian would be involved in this incident. For the moment, 12 people have been arrested. These are the man who caused the emergency landing of the plane by simulating a diabetic coma, his accomplice who accompanied him to the hospital and who fled once in front of the medical center, another man who assaulted a Civil Guard agent inside the aircraft, as well as nine other passengers who ran away as soon as the plane landed on the tarmac.

The arrested persons have all been placed in pre-trial detention. They are being prosecuted for two different offenses of sedition, disturbance of public order and incitement to irregular immigration. Crimes punishable by 10 years in prison.

To recall, on November 6, a plane that had left Morocco for Turkey made an emergency landing in Palma de Mallorca, following a false medical alert. Passengers took advantage of the confusion to flee.