A group of suspected Somali pirates should be prosecuted in the Netherlands and not be extradited to Germany, their defense lawyer said Friday, highlighting the complex legal challenge of trying Somali pirates.Dutch marines boarded a hijacked German commercial ship 500 nautical miles off the Somali coast in April and arrested the 10 suspected pirates after an exchange of gunfire between the Dutch frigate, the pirates, marines and a boarding helicopter.
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about 16 years ago
Somali pirates should be tried by Dutch court: lawyer
A group of suspected Somali pirates should be prosecuted in the Netherlands and not be extradited to Germany, their defense lawyer said Friday, highlighting the complex legal challenge of trying Somali pirates.Dutch marines boarded a hijacked German commercial ship 500 nautical miles off the Somali
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