Legal Corner

  • Ignorant of Crime

    on

    A group of accused pirates have pleaded not guilty to charges over the hijacking of a yacht that ended with the deaths of four US sailors. The thirteen Somalis and a […]

  • Life Sentence

    on

    Five Somali men, convicted of attacking a US Navy ship, have been sentenced to life in prison by a Virginia court. The five Somali men were convicted on federal piracy […]

  • Charges Stack Up

    on

    The U.S. Justice Department has charged 13 Somalis and one Yemeni with piracy and kidnapping in connection with the deaths last month of four Americans seized in waters off the […]

  • Ransoms Surge

    on

    The levels of ransom payments have been steadily on the rise as the Somali piracy crisis has deepened. While the time taking to even agree these larger payouts is being drawn […]

  • Dragging Feet

    on

    Kenyan authorities stand accused of slowing down the decision making process allowing them to take on piracy trials. A local magistrate has accused the State of dragging out an appeal on whether […]

  • Hand Them Over

    on

    The Japanese government is reportedly considering seeking a handover of pirates captured during a thwarted attack on a Japanese tanker. The ship company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., stated that the oil […]

  • Prison Problems

    on

    With a total of 820 Somali pirates behind bars in 16 different countries an international anti-piracy meeting has been assessing new arrangements on the handling of captured pirates. The international working group’s “mandate […]

  • New association for maritime security industry formed

    on

    Maritime security consultant Peter Cook recently announced the formation of the Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI); SAMI will help establish rules and regulations in the fledgling maritime security […]

  • Justice Served

    on

    Justice has been served to one of the pirates behind the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. Abduwali Muse, of Somalia, was sentenced in New York to 34-years in federal […]

  • Saudi Signs Up

    on

    Saudi Arabia has joined other States in the region in endorsing the Djibouti code of conduct aimed at fighting piracy and armed robbery in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of […]

CSO Alliance & Petrospot Present: