U.S. prosecutors prepare for piracy trial!
Scrawny Somalian teen faces charges not used since 1885
I thought this guy was 16 years old, and the US executed the other 3 saving the Captain!
NEW YORK – When U.S. prosecutors brought piracy charges against a teenager from Somalia, they dusted off a law that has been on the books since George Washington was president and used only sparingly since then.
The law's obscurity, the lack of recent precedent and murky definitions of what constitutes piracy could present challenges to law enforcement. But prosecutors also boosted their case with more common nonpiracy charges that could lead to a long prison sentence, even if the piracy count doesn't stick.
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/622801
Is this another case of U.S. bullying tactics?
Scrawny Somalian teen faces charges not used since 1885
I thought this guy was 16 years old, and the US executed the other 3 saving the Captain!
NEW YORK – When U.S. prosecutors brought piracy charges against a teenager from Somalia, they dusted off a law that has been on the books since George Washington was president and used only sparingly since then.
The law's obscurity, the lack of recent precedent and murky definitions of what constitutes piracy could present challenges to law enforcement. But prosecutors also boosted their case with more common nonpiracy charges that could lead to a long prison sentence, even if the piracy count doesn't stick.
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/622801
Is this another case of U.S. bullying tactics?
