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Title: (UN) Court tells France to pay damages to Somali pirates
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URL Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30326397
Published: Dec 6, 2014
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2014-12-06 07:51:46 by out damned spot
Keywords: France, UN, Pirates
Views: 4798
Comments: 29
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. The French military captured the pirates on the Somali coast in two operations, after the hostages had been released for ransoms of $2.1m (£1.3m) and $2m. Indian Ocean shipping has been plagued by pirate gangs operating off Somalia in recent years, but international naval action in the region has sharply reduced the attacks. Days in custody Before transferring the pirates to France, the authorities held one group for four days and the others for six days and 16 hours. But the extra 48 hours of custody on French soil violated the pirates' right to liberty and security under the European Convention on Human Rights, the court ruled. The convention's Article 5.3 "was not designed to give the authorities the opportunity to intensify their investigations for the purpose of bringing formal charges against the suspects", a court statement said. The judges argued that the time between their arrest and transfer to France was already enough for France to draw up charges, instead of delaying for another 48 hours. Court judgements are binding on signatories to the convention. The judges did not challenge France's right to arrest the pirates inside Somali territory, under UN anti-piracy rules.
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You really can't make this stuff up.
The pirates should have been shot on sight, problem solved.
And then onto "addressing" 'The European Kangaroo Court of Human Rights.'
This sure was a stupid decision by the court considering they are holding firm on no homo marriages and the right for countries to ban certain muzzy stuff like burkas.
No homo marriage in Europe?? Wow. Even they know it's...FAKE. Even they've banned Burkas as well?? Yeah, the pirates rewarded damages on a technicality is utter liberal insanity.
#16. To: Liberator (#12)
Only 18 countries (or parts thereof) around the world allow it. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled there is no "RIGHT" for homos to get married, they are leaving it up to the individual country. There was a push for it to be "Dictated to be legal" throughout Europe but the court shot it down. The chart breaking down what the colors meant wouldn't come over but I bet you can guess that the dark blue means "ALLOWS" and the Grey means "Doesn't Allow". Check this out its an article on one of their rulings........ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/european-court-gay-marriage-is-not-a-human- right
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#2. To: out damned spot (#1)
#3. To: CZ82 (#2)
The pirates should have been shot on sight, problem solved.
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#12. To: CZ82 (#6)
This sure was a stupid decision by the court considering they are holding firm on no homo marriages and the right for countries to ban certain muzzy stuff like burkas.
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