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| Seychelles releases suspected Somali pirates |
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| News - Human Rights |
| Monday, 12 October 2009 13:27 |
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The ship and the 11 suspected pirates were released Sunday as there was no proof they were involved in piracy, it said. The suspect ship and a small motorboat were intercepted Saturday by the coastguard vessel Topaze inside the Seychelles’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. Local media reported late Sunday that the released ship was heading for the high seas under surveillance by the Topaze. Coastguard commander Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rosette said the Topaze intercepted the ship as part of a joint operation with a spotter plane from the European Union’s anti-piracy task force Atalanta. He said the three people aboard were arrested, while a coastguard vessel then pursued two small motorboats. One was captured with eight people on board but the other skiff got away. The boats and their crew are suspected of the attempted hijacking in the area early Saturday of two French tuna trawlers which was foiled when French marines on board the trawlers opened fire. Rosette said there was no proof that the men detained had taken part in Saturday’s attack. “Since we didn’t find any arms, any ammunition or any proof of involvement in acts of piracy, we had to free them” with their ship, he said, adding that the Seychelles had kept the skiff. The Seychelles government drew protests in September from authorities in Somalia’s breakaway Puntland region who briefly held two planes and their crew for landing illegally at a remote airstrip to repatriate 23 Somali pirates. Puntland said the pirates were swapped for three Seychellois seamen freed by pirates. The planes and their crew were held for a few days and were released on payment of a fine, Puntland police sources said, without specifying the amount. Source: AFP  Share this article with others:      The comment section is restricted to members only. |
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