Montag, 30. Januar 2012

Legal battle against piracy sails into uncharted waters

Carol Huang

ABU DHABI // A legal fog over who should prosecute pirates is leading to offenders being disarmed and set free, a maritime security conference has heard.
Countries are detaining an increasing number of pirates but confusion arises over which nation's laws, if any, apply, experts said at the three-day Maritime Security and Surveillance conference, which began yesterday at the Armed Forces Officers Club.
Fifteen pirates captured by the US at the start of this month have yet to

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