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MOSCOW,
May 05, 2009 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday suggested
establishing an international court to try suspected pirates.
Russia
last week said it had captured a pirate vessel with 29 people on board
off the coast of Somalia, but it has not yet decided where to try the
suspects.
"It is
necessary to consider all possibilities, including, maybe, the formation
of some kind of international court on this theme," Medvedev told
Prosecutor General Yury Chaika in televised remarks.
"Often
states where these pirates come from do not take any actions, in short,
they aid this kind of crime," Medvedev said.
Russia is
among several naval powers with warships in the area to protect one of
the world's busiest sea lanes from spate of hijackings by Somali
pirates.
Source:
Reuters, May 05, 2009
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