Jack Lang: Nothing prevents me from thinking about political solutions for Somalia

(BRUSSELS2) “My work consists of thinking about jurisdictional solutions, prison solutions, which are compatible with our democratic foundations and human rights.” Here is how Jack Lang, recently appointed advisor to the UN Secretary General on the delicate question of prosecuting Somali pirates, defines his mission, interviewed by our colleagues from France-Inter, Thursday morning. But, behind the law professor, the politician is not far away. And Jack Lang couldn't help but broaden, a little, the scope of his mission: “Beyond the law, there is also the political question of Somalia. And it is not forbidden to think about it and make some proposals.” “It’s an extremely difficult question, a growing phenomenon in the Indian Ocean, a mission impossible so it fascinates me!” And I “wanted to breathe the sea air” (in other words far from the contingencies of French political life and the PS).

(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)