(BBC) Four Iranian men who crossed the English Channel in small boats have had their convictions for immigration offences quashed.
The Court of Appeal said it had not been proven they intended to enter the UK illegally.
The men were intercepted by Border Force officials on separate crossings in 2019 and 2020 and were all convicted separately.
They had all piloted inflatable boats in crossings organised by smugglers.
One of the men, Samyar Bani, claimed he had control of the tiller for a matter of seconds.
