Teen Somali piracy suspect indicted in NYC court

[Old Coot]

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK – A Somali teenager whose role in the commandeering of an American cargo ship thrust him into the international spotlight has been indicted on multiple criminal charges, authorities said Tuesday.

Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse — the only pirate to survive the siege — has been jailed in Manhattan since he was captured on April 12 and flown to the United States to face what's believed to be the first U.S. piracy prosecution in more than a century.

He was expected to enter a plea later this week on charges of piracy, conspiracy, hostage-taking and brandishing a firearm on the high seas. He faces life in prison if convicted.

U.S. prosecutors have branded Muse the ringleader of a band of four pirates who provoked the deadly drama, while defense attorneys have insisted he's a bewildered teenager snatched from obscurity. He wept last month when his lawyers failed to convince a judge he was only 15 and should be tried as a juvenile.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_us/us_piracy_suspect

[Ian David]

1. What? We're not going to torture him and hold him without charges for years first? n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

2. That's because the Navy and the FBI got to him first. . .

not those Criminally Imbecilic Assholes at Langley, VA.

[AtheistCrusader]

5. Hey, you, get out of my head

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. Big m'fukin powerful USA gonna put a teen in prison for life - BTW

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Where is that Osama dude that the USA has destroyed a few countries and millions of lives looking for?

BUT AHA!

USA has captured a teenage PIRATE!

The World is trembling at the heels of the USA War-Machine . . .

What a ridiculous country . . .

[Rage for Order]

4. You're welcome not to visit, then

Canadians :eyes:

[Javaman]

7. man, and here I thought Canadians were a thinking bunch.

what part of pirating don't you understand.

This "teen" as you call him, helped in an attempt to commandeer a vessel in international waters while carrying an automatic weapon.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, that's still illegal.

your position on this matter is oddly warped.

I would love to see the Canadian governments reaction in a similar situation if it was one of their vessels. I have a very strong feeling it very much like ours.

if you choose to bash we Americans, fine, we can take it, but in this case, sir, you're a fool.

[bc3000]

6. Sounds like a waste of money to me.

We couldn't have just dropped him off in Somalia? He's just another face in the crowd of Somali pirates.

His imprisonment will provide no deterrent. His imprisonment makes nobody safer. Why should American taxpayers pay to imprison this guy for the next 50-60 years? Why should we pay the costs of the trial?