Swedish prosecutors have indicted 21-year-old Elin Ersson, who in July staged a standoff to prevent the deportation of a rejected asylum-seeker to Afghanistan.
Elin is a volunteer with an organisation that fights the forced return of Afghan asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected. She filmed herself in a standoff in July with the cabin crew of a Turkish Airlines flight at Landvetter Airport in Gothenburg.
With the intention of preventing the plane from departing, she violated the Swedish Aviation Act by remaining to stand when the plane was set to take off. The crime carries the punishment of a fine or prison sentence for up to 6 months.