The trial of five Somali pirates at the end of the summer

(B2) The trial of five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April 2019 will begin in the Supreme Court of Seychelles on August 30. The suspects appeared before Judge Gustave Dodin at the Supreme Court by videoconference and were informed of the start date of their trial and the hearing which will take place over four weeks.seychellois agency information.

The suspects were arrested on April 23, 2019 by Spanish sailors from ESPS Navarra after a chase in the waters of the Indian Ocean for two days (read: The pirates are on the attack again. A mother ship stopped short in the Indian Ocean). They had first captured a Yemeni dhow on April 19 and then used it as a mother ship to attack on April 21 a Korean fishing vessel, the Adria, about 280 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia.

The five Somalis were later transferred to Seychelles as part of the Indian Ocean island's deal with the European Union (read: The five pirates arrested by the Spaniards transferred to the Seychelles). They were charged in May 2019 (read: The five pirates arrested by Navarra charged in Seychelles. A repeat offender among them)

With the five Somalis awaiting trial, only one Somali national remains in the Seychelles detention center serving a prison sentence.

(NGV)

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