Muhyadin Ahmed Roble, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya Photo: Sheekh
Seven suspected Somali pirates who attacked a French fishing boat last month were handed to the Kenyan government on Monday for trial. The pirates who allegedly attacked MV Frigate Karlshure some 350 nautical miles east of the Somali capital Mogadishu were brought to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa.
Seven suspected Somali pirates who attacked a French fishing boat last month were handed to the Kenyan government on Monday for trial. The pirates who allegedly attacked MV Frigate Karlshure some 350 nautical miles east of the Somali capital Mogadishu were brought to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa.
The port police chief Ayubu Gitonga said the seven suspects were put on trial on Tuesday. They were charged for attempting to hijack a ship.
AfricaNews reporter said there are about 132 suspected pirates in Kenya handed over by Western warships patrolling the waters off Somalia. 10 of the suspects have already been convicted.
Our correspondent said the foreign warships patrolling the waters are now been outwitted by the pirates who now hijack ships far into the Indian Ocean.
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