French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Chad 'Darfur orphans' case

Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor Wednesday after being convicted in a Chadian court for attempting to kidnap 103 African children. The six, affiliated with the Zoe's Ark charity, claimed that they were attempting to airlift orphaned children from the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur to safety in Europe, but investigations revealed that most of the children were not actually orphans.

French aid workers sentenced to 8 years hard labor in Chad 'Darfur orphans' case jurist.law.pitt.edu Sat, Dec 29, 2007