More Aid Needed For Pirate Trials, Says Prime Minister
June 02 2010
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga says his country will try more captured Somali pirates, but only if it receives additional financial support from the international community, reports the Voice of America News.
Kenya has been the only nation in the region willing to try Somali pirates in its courts. However, the government has threatened to end such trials because of its overburdened judiciary.
"We have said 'Yes, we are willing to continue with our efforts'. But we would...
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