Pirates remains on board Absalon
SHIPPING: Despite a decision by the Netherlands to try five Somali pirates for attempting to hijack a Netherlands Antilles-flagged vessel, the pirates still remain on board the Danish warship Absalon, currently on anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Danish and Netherlands legal authorities have still not determined the legal basis for transferring the pirates to the Netherlands, or indeed how the handover should take place in practice. As a result, Denmark has not yet received a request for extradition.
The five pirates, aged between 20 and 40, have now been improsoned for almost three weeks, without being brought before a judge. Admiral Danish Fleet says the five Somalis have access to medical help and are being treated according to international conventions.
Kilde: politiken.dk