PIRATE PROSECUTION
October 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Bureau has made a public appeal to the Indonesian government to prosecute pirates who were seized earlier this year, but who have yet to face charges in court. The IMB, which is part of the International Chamber of Commerce, is concerned that the pirates may be treated leniently.IMB Director Captain Pottengal Mukudan cited the previous time pirates were prosecuted by Indonesia, when the gang leader was given a seven-year prison sentence, later reduced to four years. This, said a bureau statement, was seen by the shipping ...
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