Friday, May 22, 2009

Young Somali Pirate Pleads Not Guilty, Outlines Defense

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Abduwali Muse, the young, 5'2" Somali pirate, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week. The charges include piracy and violence against maritime navigation. (Indictment available
here (pdf.) Bloomberg reports that if convicted, he faces mandatory life in prison. Yesterday, he pleaded not guilty.

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