Court tells France to pay damages
to Somali pirates
Many Somali pirates are heavily armed and show tactical skill
The European Court of Human Rights says France violated
the rights of Somali pirates who had attacked French ships and has ordered
compensation for them over judicial delays.
The nine Somali pirates should get thousands of euros because they were not
immediately brought before a French judge, the court ruled.One is to get 9,000 euros (£7,000) and the others sums of up to 7,000 euros.
The judges faulted France for keeping them in custody for an extra 48 hours.
The pirates had held French citizens hostage after seizing a French-flagged cruise ship and a French yacht in 2008
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