Somali Pirate Arrives in New York

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Trials
Posted on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:48:06 AM EST
Tags: Somali Pirates (all tags)

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Abduhl Wali-i-Musi, the sole surviving pirate of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama and kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips has arrived in New York. He will be arraigned today in federal court.

Omar Jamal, Director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in Minneapolis, a group that helps Somali immigrants with legal and social issues, said Musi's family has asked his organization to assist in his defense.

The AP has details on his background...he's called "Muse" and he could be 16 or 18. He wasn't born in a hospital and Somalis don't keep birth records. [More...]

The boy's father, Abdiqadir Muse, said the pirates lied to his son, telling him they were going to get money. The family is penniless, he said. "He just went with them without knowing what he was getting into," Muse said in a separate telephone interview with the AP through an interpreter.

He also said it was his son's first outing with the pirates after having been taken from his home about a week and a half before he surrendered at sea to U.S. officials.

Here's a video news report. The BBC has this audio of Muse's mother. She wants the U.S. to bring her here for the trial if they won't release him.

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he looks happy to be here (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by Capt Howdy on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:49:10 AM EST

who can blame him?

Looks older than 16--or 18--to me. (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by oculus on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:52:09 AM EST

Who knows (none / 0) (#3)
by andgarden on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:54:40 AM EST

My guess is that there's a way to test his bones or something, but I'm not sure.


Hold still. This won't hurt much. (none / 0) (#4)
by oculus on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:55:28 AM EST

And BTW, the U.S. does not torture!


Not funny (none / 0) (#5)
by andgarden on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 11:58:47 AM EST

: I was referring to your bone test. (none / 0) (#6)
by oculus on Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 12:01:37 PM EST

idea, not getting a confession.

It would be x-rays. (none / 0) (