Let Western Courts Try Suspected Pirates Transfer the Convicted to Indian Ocean Prisons Once Captivity is in Place - Save Our Seafarers

The recent arrest by the UK naval vessel RFA Fort Victoria of 14 Somalis on a hijacked fishing boat in possession of rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and explosives put the UK government on the spot — perhaps unfairly given the recent successes of the Royal Navy and other navies in disrupting pirate motherships, pirate activities and the political leadership the UK, particularly, has shown.
The latest arrests, however, mean up to 46 Somali pirates are now being held by US, UK,

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