A suspected Nigerian pirate captured by the Danish navy in the Gulf of Guinea in November and brought to Denmark for prosecution appeared in court in Copenhagen on Friday charged with the attempted manslaughter of Danish soldiers.

Three other suspected Nigerian pirates picked up by a Danish frigate at the same time and who faced the same charges were freed on Thursday after Denmark failed to find a country in the region to take them, the Danish Armed Forces said.

The three, who had been detained aboard the frigate Esbern Snare in the Gulf of Guinea, were put to sea in a small dinghy with enough food and fuel for them to reach safely to shore, after the charges against them were withdrawn.

"They have no relation to Denmark, and the crime they have been charged with was committed far from Denmark. They simply do not belong here, and that's why I think it's the right thing to do," Danish Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement.

The frigate, which deployed off West Africa in October, intervened in an alleged attack on a commercial vessel the following month, killing four pirates and taking another four suspects on board the frigate. Denmark has since failed to find a country in the region to agree to take the four.

The fourth suspect, who was taken to a hospital in Ghana with injuries and later had one leg amputated, was brought to Denmark for prosecution because he could not safely be released at sea due to his medical condition.

The suspect pleaded not guilty to attempted manslaughter of Danish soldiers. His lawyer Birgitte Skjodt told broadcaster TV2 that she asked for the charges against her client to be withdrawn, as was done for the other three suspects.

Prosecutor Karen Moestrup Jensen for Denmark's Special Crime Unit said the investigation into the incident would continue.

Denmark deployed the frigate to the Gulf of Guinea to protect shipping amid heightened security risks from pirates. The waters have been a piracy hot spot for years, but incidents have decreased since national authorities stepped up security efforts aided by foreign naval ships.

https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/news/world/danish-frigate-releases-suspect-gulf-of-guinea-pirates-in-dinghy-100677865/

More on the fight between Danish navy and Nigerian pirates last November, and subsequent capture, here:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/25/danish-patrol-kills-four-pirates-in-gulf-of-guinea-says-navy

Won ti ese ile bo ni


He b like say na everywhere loopholes dey....


so in one word the Judge dey tell dem dey dont av Jurisdiction to entertain dere case Just like committing Crime in Abuja nd been taken to Lagos for Judgement...

"They have no relation to Denmark, and the crime they have been charged with was committed far from Denmark. They simply do not belong here, and that's why I think it's the right thing to do," Danish Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement.

What the hell?

Why would the Danes come to arrest our nationals in our waterways and take them to their land for prosecution?
That is a total respect to Nigeria by the Danes.
Our land boundaries are porous, our waterways are free to harbour anything.

inoki247:
Won ti ese ile bo ni


He b like say na everywhere loopholes dey....


so in one word the Judge dey tell dem dey dont av Jurisdiction to entertain dere case Just like committing Crime in Abuja nd been taken to Lagos for Judgement...

exactly.

The suspects should be handed over to any of the countries in the gulf considering the country which has the claim to the maritime jurisdiction where the arrest took place in The Gulf of Guinea.

Can the Danes try that nonsense in the Gulf of Mexico?

And I will be disturbing myself about this country?


The pirates makes price of goods to skyrocket...

And they destroy people's wealths... Just as we have kidnappers, Pirates also kidnap people's goods and have them paid for before releasing it.
They're criminals and terrorists and should be made to pay for it and not just release them back to Nigeria..

They should have pushed them all into the ocean for the fishes to save everyone the stress.

Amotolongbo:
What the hell?

Why would the Danes come to arrest our nationals in our waterways and take them to their land for prosecution?
That is a total respect to Nigeria by the Danes.
Our land boundaries are porous, our waterways are free to harbour anything.

They were most likely on international waters which means they are up for grabs by anybody who arrests them

Secondly, did you miss the part?

Three other suspected Nigerian pirates picked up by a Danish frigate at the same time and who faced the same charges were freed on Thursday after Denmark failed to find a country in the region to take them, the Danish Armed Forces said.

Basically, every country in the Gulf of Guinea has denied their citizenship and they are stateless. That is what happens when you are a pirate on international waters.

Mynd44:

They were most likely on international waters which means they are up for grabs by anybody who arrests them

Secondly, did you miss the part?


Basically, every country in the Gulf of Guinea has denied their citizenship and they are stateless. That is what happens when you are a pirate on international waters.

Good one Mynd44.. properly detailed..bless up..

All these western countries and being woke.

Pirates wey dem suppose throw inside ocean. The useless criminals will be emboldened and continue to attack ships on international waters.

Amotolongbo:
What the hell?

Why would the Danes come to arrest our nationals in our waterways and take them to their land for prosecution?
That is a total respect to Nigeria by the Danes.
Our land boundaries are porous, our waterways are free to harbour anything.

Go back and read it ma, i wish they killed them, those pirates are only coming back to kill people as usual.

Very interesting if you ask me.

Sad for the amputee

The next set of pirates will not be so lucky. I foresee a "shoot and dump in the sea" scenario since these pirates are stateless criminals

You need to watch the movie Captain Philips featuring Tom Hanks to get a glimpse of how evil these pirates are and the dangers seamen face in international waters

Holly Gram real matters. WTF MAN

It's better

Things they should have shot and thrown overboard or use for ocean target practice.

Why releasing pirates ha

Sea crimes should be treated like jungle Justice, waste them immediately after extracting enough information through torture

If Danish government where serious, they could have sent them to Nigeria with exhibits and evidence of it's along Nigerian waters, and if it's International waters we have International Criminal Court or ECOWAS court



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Okay ohh

Then Judge Nnamdi kanus case with Nigeria you will understand how useless Malami and Buhari is . This is where court is equitable and fair .

ba7man:
They should have pushed them all into the ocean for the fishes to save everyone the stress.

Stewpid post as usual.
Go and read the report before vomiting trash. They were not even found guilty of anything..

We are still far behind. I pray and hope we get it soon!

Leemao they released the criminals back to Africa. � �

That small boat they put them will eventually kill them in the high sea. Chai oyinbo people mad oooo