France ordered to compensate Somali pirates !!

[third eye]

The exclamation marks in the title are mine.

The world has just got crazier.

France ordered to compensate Somali pirates | News | DW.DE | 04.12.2014

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) told France on Thursday that delays in bringing apprehended Somali pirates before a judge were unacceptable. The eight pirates were arrested after attacking two French ships on separate occasions in 2008 off the Somali coast.

The ECHR said French authorities were wrong to keep the pirates in custody for an additional 48 hours after arriving on French soil, instead of "promptly" presenting them before a judge.

The arrests took place more than "6,000 kilometers" (3,730 miles) from French territory," the ECHR said, acknowledging that there were "completely exceptional circumstances" to justify a long detention without seeing a judge. Not including the 48 hours in France, one group was held for nearly five days at sea, the other for almost a week.

But the ECHR said the groups should have been presented "without delay" to a judge when they arrived on French territory.

The Strasbourg-based court said the delay constituted a "violation of their rights to freedom and security," in a ruling published in French.

France was made to pay between 2,000 euros and 5,000 euros ($2,480-$6,200) to each pirate for "moral damages," plus between 3,000-6,000 euros in legal costs.

In late 2012, the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau reported pirate attacks to be the decline, with the fall in incidents off Somalia particularly striking. The deployment of naval forces, such as NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and the EU Naval Shipping Force, are seen as major factors, as are initiatives by shipping operators such as hiring private security teams.

 

[BDforever]

The exclamation marks in the title are mine.

The world has just got crazier.

France ordered to compensate Somali pirates | News | DW.DE | 04.12.2014

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) told France on Thursday that delays in bringing apprehended Somali pirates before a judge were unacceptable. The eight pirates were arrested after attacking two French ships on separate occasions in 2008 off the Somali coast.

The ECHR said French authorities were wrong to keep the pirates in custody for an additional 48 hours after arriving on French soil, instead of "promptly" presenting them before a judge.

The arrests took place more than "6,000 kilometers" (3,730 miles) from French territory," the ECHR said, acknowledging that there were "completely exceptional circumstances" to justify a long detention without seeing a judge. Not including the 48 hours in France, one group was held for nearly five days at sea, the other for almost a week.

But the ECHR said the groups should have been presented "without delay" to a judge when they arrived on French territory.

The Strasbourg-based court said the delay constituted a "violation of their rights to freedom and security," in a ruling published in French.

France was made to pay between 2,000 euros and 5,000 euros ($2,480-$6,200) to each pirate for "moral damages," plus between 3,000-6,000 euros in legal costs.

In late 2012, the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau reported pirate attacks to be the decline, with the fall in incidents off Somalia particularly striking. The deployment of naval forces, such as NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and the EU Naval Shipping Force, are seen as major factors, as are initiatives by shipping operators such as hiring private security teams.

 

[oFFbEAT]

The court is right, they shouldn't have made that additional 48 hrs. delay if it's against the rule......
You cannot uphold and break the law at the same time.......that's hypocritical....

 

[Donatello]

That's how law and justice work in the civilized world. A human is a human.

 

[KalaGhoda]

The court is right, they shouldn't have made that additional 48 hrs. delay if it's against the rule......
You cannot uphold and break the law at the same time.......that's hypocritical....

honestly, that's a logic that will run itself into circles. Like a dog chasing it's tail.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

An extremely profitable arrest for the pirates. Back home in Somalia, this is big money

 

[Aepsilons]

The exclamation marks in the title are mine.

The world has just got crazier.

France ordered to compensate Somali pirates | News | DW.DE | 04.12.2014

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) told France on Thursday that delays in bringing apprehended Somali pirates before a judge were unacceptable. The eight pirates were arrested after attacking two French ships on separate occasions in 2008 off the Somali coast.

The ECHR said French authorities were wrong to keep the pirates in custody for an additional 48 hours after arriving on French soil, instead of "promptly" presenting them before a judge.

The arrests took place more than "6,000 kilometers" (3,730 miles) from French territory," the ECHR said, acknowledging that there were "completely exceptional circumstances" to justify a long detention without seeing a judge. Not including the 48 hours in France, one group was held for nearly five days at sea, the other for almost a week.

But the ECHR said the groups should have been presented "without delay" to a judge when they arrived on French territory.

The Strasbourg-based court said the delay constituted a "violation of their rights to freedom and security," in a ruling published in French.

France was made to pay between 2,000 euros and 5,000 euros ($2,480-$6,200) to each pirate for "moral damages," plus between 3,000-6,000 euros in legal costs.

In late 2012, the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau reported pirate attacks to be the decline, with the fall in incidents off Somalia particularly striking. The deployment of naval forces, such as NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and the EU Naval Shipping Force, are seen as major factors, as are initiatives by shipping operators such as hiring private security teams.

They're lucky it was the French that caught them. Had it been the Russians....

 

[dray]

Moral of the story: Bullets are cheaper.

 

[TheNoob]

They're lucky it was the French that caught them. Had it been the Russians....

Whats with the russians?

 

[Avisheik]

Whats with the russians?

Towed them to sea without food or fuel. They never made it back to land

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

They should be grateful to be living in a civilized century

 

[Vassnti]

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They should be grateful to be living in a civilized century

Probably caught tried and hung with in 48 hours so that would have been ok

 

[Tshering22]

They're lucky it was the French that caught them. Had it been the Russians....

As Buddha said, too much of anything is disastrous. On the same principle, too much liberalism, democracy, rights etc is also extreme and leads to degeneration of law and principle. This is exactly what we are seeing here.

Russians in that way are much more rational and will give a squat as to what these faggots want.

They chose the wrong path of violence and looting from others; hence their end is to be harsh.

These European leftist measures in extreme are really dangerous for their already weakening society.

Whats with the russians?

Also, recorded the execution of many caught pirates by Russian marines, using the pirates' own weapons.

It is on YouTube.

 

[Aepsilons]

As Buddha said, too much of anything is disastrous. On the same principle, too much liberalism, democracy, rights etc is also extreme and leads to degeneration of law and principle. This is exactly what we are seeing here.

Shering-san,

I admire your tenacity !

 

[mike2000]

That's how law and justice work in the civilized world. A human is a human.

Yes a civilized/democratic country laws at its best. I'm sure some people from other countries will be Laughing their *** out hearing this news.