Madrid court claims government-linked groups paid $3.3m ransom to free Alakrana and its 36 crew members A Spanish court has sentenced two Somalis to 439 years in jail each for the 2009 hijacking of a Spanish fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, while claiming government-linked bodies paid a ransom to secure the release of the vessel and its crew. But Spain’s foreign minister, Trinidad Jiménez, quickly contradicted the court and denied the government had paid to secure the release of the Alakrana. The tuna fishing boat with a 36-member crew was seized off Somalia and held for 47 days. An alleged $3.3m ransom was paid. Spain says it does not pay ransom, but in the Alakrana case, the government said on the day of the release it did what it had to do. It did not elaborate. Spanish commandos captured two men as they sailed away from the boat during the hijacking drama and they were brought to Madrid for trial. The National Court identified them as Cabdiweli Cabdullahi and Raageggesey Hassan Aji. Jiménez told reporters that “the government did not pay ransom in the Alakrana case” and insisted this is what officials had said all along. However, the 50-page court verdict says the trial “had shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was not the ship’s owner but public organisations linked to the government which paid for the release of the crew and the ship”. Piracy at sea Somalia Spain Europe guardian.co.uk
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Click here to view this media Looking back at Sunday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner, it’s clear now that some of the jokes were more than little pungent — considering that the president at that point had authorized the mission to kill Osama bin Laden. For example, there was this bit from Seth Meyer’s ribbing of various entities, including the president and C-SPAN: MEYERS: Every time I tune into C-SPAN it looks like they just had a fire drill. C-SPAN is one unpaid electric bill away from being a radio station. People think Bin Laden is hiding in the Hindu Kush. But did you know that every day from 4 to 5 he hosts a show on C-SPAN? You can see that Obama enjoyed that joke quite a bit. You have to wonder what he was thinking just then. That’s even more the case in his pwnage of Donald Trump : Click here to view this media Josh Marshall pointed this one out : OBAMA: But all kidding aside, obviously, we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience. (Laughter.) For example — no, seriously, just recently, in an episode of Celebrity Apprentice — (laughter) — at the steakhouse, the men’s cooking team cooking did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And there was a lot of blame to go around. But you, Mr. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership. And so ultimately, you didn’t blame Lil’ Jon or Meat Loaf. (Laughter.) You fired Gary Busey. (Laughter.) And these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. (Laughter and applause.) Well handled, sir. (Laughter.) Well handled. That was already a cutting and sardonic appraisal. Given the weight that Obama was carrying that night, it now appears in retrospect to be flatly devastating.
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Some European police departments are getting tips for traffic cameras placement, and those tips are coming right from inside the cars of drivers. (May 3)
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Suburban Memphis is preparing for a flood after the US Army corp of engineers intentionally broke through a Missouri levee to save an Illinois town. Now the rush of water is headed toward Tennessee. (May 3)
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