Teenage Somali pirate to be tried as adult: US judge



NEW YORK - A teenage Somali pirate will be tried as an adult, a US federal judge decided Tuesday, rejecting as not credible a claim that the accused was only 15 years old.
Judge Andrew Peck ordered the trial of Abdi Wali Muse on piracy charges following closed door testimony on a claim by the pirate's father that his son was born November 20, 1993.



Teenage Somali pirate to be tried as adult: US judge
"Mr Muse's father's testimony was not credible," Peck said. "The court ruled that the defendant must be treated as an adult."
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Tuesday, April 21st 2009
AFP
           


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