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07.05.2010, 15:24

Pirates rule on high seas as international law lacks clarity

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Arctic Sea hijack suspects questioned in Moscow

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Putin condemns Metro attacks, urgently flies to Moscow

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Police officers killed as blasts shake Southern Russia

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Preventing disaster: Alleged terrorist accomplice and would-be bombers detained

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Informants to get rewards for assisting in fighting terror

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To the tune of a million dollars

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AFP Photo / Mohamed Dahir 28.04.2010, 07:03 1 comment

UN Security Council supports Russian anti-pirate plan

The UN Security Council has backed a Russian proposal to create special international tribunals to try Somali pirates arrested at sea.

05.10.2009, 09:41 2 comments

Life or death: will Russia resume death penalty?

Russia’s moratorium on the death penalty expires early next year. While some want capital punishment outlawed completely, many still believe there are criminals who deserve it.

Pirates could face UN court

Published: 12 May, 2009, 23:24


Russia’s Prosecutor General’s office has called on the UN to create an international court to try Somali pirates.

 
2 COMMENTS
joseph walker May 13, 2009, 10:05 quote
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Dont need courts for pirates,just make them walk the gang plank in the middle of the arabian sea ,if they survive ,swimming the sea or ocean ,they can be set free.

joseph walker May 13, 2009, 10:13 quote
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Re previous statement ,apologies,forgot about the morons in human rights,and the politically correct, prats on this planet,thier interested in criminals, and terrorist,not the victims of these people.

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