Prosecutors will have to prove that Michelle Omoruyi, the Regina woman recently charged with human smuggling, was not providing humanitarian-type aid to asylum seekers or trying to help members of her family, says a Vancouver lawyer. Omoruyi was charged last week with one count of human smuggling under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and one count of conspiracy to commit human smuggling. 'Taking advantage of someone's desperation'Prosecutors will also need to prove that Omoruyi knew the asylum seekers were undocumented, said Nohra. At a news conference in Saskatoon on Friday, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said it's important to send a strong message about human smuggling. "We want to be very alert to anything smacking of ... human smuggling.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2017 10:52 UTC