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EU, Kenya reached pirate prosecution agreement [this day at law]
March 6, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On March 6, 2009, the European Union (EU) announced an agreement with Kenya to transfer suspected pirates captured by the EU into Kenyan custody for prosecution. Kenya, the lead prosecutor of suspected pirates at the time, prosecuted 18 Somali nationals, including the 9 initially involved in the.... [more]
UAE court upholds sentences for Somali pirates
February 25, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court on Monday upheld the sentences of 10 Somali pirates convicted of highjacking a UAE-owned bulk-carrier ship. In April 2011, the men reportedly commandeered the MV Arrilah-1 as it hauled aluminum in the Arabian Sea en route to Dubai from Australia. The pirates.... [more]
Federal judge sentenced Somali pirate to 34 years [this day at law]
February 16, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On February 16, 2011, a federal judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Somali pirate Abduwali Muse to 34 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of the vessel Maesrk Alabama. Muse was charged on counts that included conspiracy and committing piracy after the.... [more]
Federal judge rules US has jurisdiction over Somali pirates in murder trial
December 3, 2012 by Addison Morris
The Chief Judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Friday that Somalia's territorial waters extend no more than 12 miles from shore, concluding that the US has jurisdiction to prosecute a band of pirates accused of murdering four Americans in 2011. The attack took.... [more]
France court began trial of accused Somali pirates [this day at law]
November 15, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On November 15, 2011, a French court in Paris began the trial of six accused Somali pirates. The trial was the result of a 2008 attack on a yacht in the Gulf of Aden, during which a couple aboard the yacht was held hostage for two weeks. This was France's first piracy trial, and the accused.... [more]
Germany court convicts 10 Somali pirates
October 19, 2012 by Peter Snyder
The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on Friday issued sentences for 10 Somalis who were involved in the hijacking the German freighter MS Taipan off the coast of Somalia two years ago. The defendants, ranging in age from 19?50, were found guilty on charges of kidnapping and conductin....... [more]
Kenya appeals court allows jurisdiction over international piracy cases
October 18, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
An appeals court in Kenya ruled Thursday that Kenyan courts have jurisdiction to try international piracy suspects. The court's decision overturns a 2010 ruling which found that Kenya does not have jurisdiction outside of its national waters. The appellate court, composed of a five-judge panel,.... [more]
Somali pirate sentenced to life in prison [this day at law]
August 22, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On August 22, 2011, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a US vessel, which resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Ali Abdi Mohamed was the first sentenced out of the 11 men responsible for the.... [more]
Mauritius announced intent to try accused Somali pirates [this day at law]
June 12, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 12, 2010, Mauritian Prime Minister Necinchandra Ramgoolam announced his intent to try and imprison suspected Somali pirates brought under his country's jurisdiction. One month prior to the announcement, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) had reported that the island of Seychelles.... [more]
Federal appeals court rules on legal definition of piracy
May 24, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of maritime piracy includes an armed attack to hijack a ship, even if the attempt is unsuccessful. In one case, the court upheld the convictions and life sentences of five Somali pirates who attacked the USS.... [more]
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