Charges against two Italian
cabbies arrested in Germany after they drove Syrian refugees
across the border have timed out, their lawyers said Tuesday.
Marco Santi and Fabio Forin are free to go after
prosecutors declined to proceed, the lawyers said.
"He's just a driver," said Forin's lawyer. "He saw they had
passports but it's certainly not his job to verify their
authenticity".
Dozens of Italian taxi drivers have been reportedly
arrested in Germany for allegedly trafficking Syrian refugees
across the border, authorities said Tuesday.
The refugees were fare-paying customers, and drivers are
not obligated to discover their clients' immigration status,
taxi drivers associations said.
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