Long Live the European Court of Human Rights

[CSV]

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.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30326397

[DerekJ]

Just a shame they hadn't just shot them in the first place.

[halfblind]

Does anyone really think that France will pay up ? They would be foolish to do so IMHO.

[CSV]

[quote user="halfblind"]Does anyone really think that France will pay up ? They would be foolish to do so IMHO.

[/quote]

Indeed, BUT

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.

[halfblind]

[quote user="CSV"][quote user="halfblind"]Does anyone really think that France will pay up ? They would be foolish to do so IMHO.

[/quote]

Indeed, BUT

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.

[/quote]

Agreed, France does pay for hostage release. This helps the local economy in third world areas. ;-)