Posts Tagged ‘Somali’
Court: Kenya cannot prosecute Somali pirates
Thursday, November 11, 2010 10:15 No CommentsCourt: Kenya cannot prosecute Somali pirates
(AP:MOMBASA, Kenya) A judge in Kenya’s second-highest court said Tuesday that the country does not have jurisdiction to try pirates if attacks have taken place outside Kenya’s waters, a decision that could harm U.S. and international efforts to have pirates tried in East Africa.
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Somali militants cross border, kill community leader inside Kenya as refugee issue flares
Monday, November 8, 2010 10:14 No CommentsSomali militants cross border, kill community leader inside Kenya as refugee issue flares
NAIROBI, Kenya – Three gunmen from Somalia crossed the Kenyan border and killed a community organizer working with Somali refugees, officials said Monday, a cross-border incursion that underscores the threat militants pose to Kenya.
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Kenya acquits 17 suspected Somali pirates
Friday, November 5, 2010 10:16 No CommentsKenya acquits 17 suspected Somali pirates
Seventeen Somalis walked free from a Kenyan court Friday after becoming the first defendants to be acquitted since Nairobi signed a deal with Western states to try suspected pirates.
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