Seized British trawler freed by French court without having to pay £125k bail in another victory for Boris over Macron
BRITAIN claimed another scalp over France in the salty fishing war tonight as the trapped scallop trawler was finally freed.
Mr Ward’s lawyer Mathieu Croix said: "The court followed our arguments and cancelled the seizure. The boat is free to leave Le Havre immediately without having to pay any bail." After the hour-long hearing Mr Ward, wearing a smart blue shirt and black trousers, said: “I hope to get home today or at some stage at a later date.“We’re just waiting on the decision now from the judges to see if we are free to go or have to pay bail to get the boat out.He said it has been a “strange” week with the media attention.Speaking about last Wednesday, he went on: “We were just boarded as standard in the morning. Everything went fine.
Asked if that was a mistake by the UK authorities, he said: “I don’t know whether it was by them or what. "And the maximum fine could be €75,000 . So we asked if bail was to be made it would be set at a reasonably level."growing expectations it's rolling the pitch for a climbdownSabre-rattling transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari bragged the "balance of power" is still in his country's favour in the row over fishing licences.
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