[PUP] UK tells Royal Navy, "Hands off Pirates"

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

I'll bet the former Lords of the Admiralty must be rolling in their graves on 
 this one! 
"THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told 
 by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach 
their  human rights.  
Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off Somalia, have  
been warned that there is also a risk that captured pirates could claim asylum 
 in Britain.  
The Foreign Office has advised that pirates sent back to Somalia could have  
their human rights breached because, under Islamic law, they face beheading 
for  murder or having a hand chopped off for theft. " 
from: _http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece_ 
(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece)  
Regards, 
John 
"Seahorse



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