UN Security Council urges international maritime piracy tribunal
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Resolution 1918 , calling on member states to criminalize piracy under their domestic laws and urging Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to consider an international tribunal for prosecuting piracy. In...
US federal prosecutors have charged a group of 11 suspected Somali pirates in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , according to indictments unsealed Friday. The US District Attorney...
A US government official said Wednesday that at least five accused Somali pirates will face charges in the US , according to the Associated Press. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity while the...
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Thursday that Kenya will no longer accept Somalian pirate cases to be tried in its courts. Wetangula stated that the large number of Somalian pirate cases referred to Kenya has...
International maritime piracy hits worst level since 2003: report
2009 marked the worst year for maritime piracy in six years, according to a report issued Thursday by the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) . The total reported incidents of...
US prosecutors charge suspected Somali pirate with hijacking additional ships
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a superseding indictment Tuesday against alleged Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, claiming that he led the takeover of two additional ships. Muse pleaded not guilty...
Somalia judge known for sentencing pirates, Islamists killed
A Somali judge known for jailing suspected pirates , human traffickers, and Islamist insurgents was shot dead Wednesday while leaving a mosque in the Puntland city of Bossaso. Judge Mohamed Abdi Aware of the Puntland high court...
Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz on Tuesday ordered the release of accused Somali pirate Abdou Willy to the Spanish Juvenile Court. Pedraz ordered the release after medical examinations could not determine his age to be...
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon charged two suspected Somali pirates accused of helping take over the Alakrana, a Spanish ship currently under the control of Somali Pirates. The suspects, Abdou Willy and Raagegeesey, were charged with 36 counts...
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported on Wednesday that pirate attacks around the globe have doubled in the first half of 2009. The bulk of the upsurge has come from increased activity in the Gulf...
