Somalia: Pirates

House of Lords

Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009

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Lord Tebbit (Conservative)

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether pirates arrested off Somalia by the Royal Navy have been brought to justice; and, if so, where.

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Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Labour)

Suspected pirates detained by the Royal Navy, and for whom it was assessed there was sufficient evidence upon which to prosecute, have been transferred to Kenya and are currently on trial.

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David Wright
Posted on 4 Nov 2009 6:37 pm (Report this annotation)

It would be nice if the Baroness would remember to tell us the result of the trial without having to be asked again, wouldn't it?

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