First piracy trial in 400 years opens in Germany

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HAMBURG—Germany's first piracy trial in 400 years opened on Monday with 10 Somalis facing charges of hijacking a Hamburg-registered ship off the Horn of Africa.

The case, expected to last several months, is being held before a juvenile court as several of the accused say they were under 18 at the time of the alleged offense.

The accused, several of whom say they are fishermen, face maximum sentences of between 10 and 15 years in jail depending on their age.

In piracy trials held centuries ago in this northern German port city, those found guilty were ********. Age made no difference to the sentence.

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You can argue that those guys just try to get back some wealth the european countrues steal them with their massive trawlers who fished the somalian seas dry of fish, putting their local sailors out of business.

But pirating got an isnanely great business for the warlords behind the little guys who do the actual robbing. And obviusly, they are backed from people who invest some serious money for hightech gear. It is guessed to be Al Quaida, but well, who really knows?

Rhe ten poor devils are just pawns in this big game and they will fall, like pawns do.