Puntland is Cage of pirates

[xiinfaniin]

 

 

PRISONERS grasp the bars of a hell-hole jail cell — a stark warning of the fate that awaits Somalia's notorious pirates.

 

The strife-torn East African country is finally winning the battle against the seaborne hijackers who shame its name.

 

The Sun yesterday saw the grim prison where 17 suspected pirates are among 75 captives jammed into a cell built for four.

 

Murderers and al Shabaab terrorists also endure 24 hours a day in a sweltering, dark cage with no basic sanitation.

 

Any prisoner rattling the cell's single door has his hands bashed by hosepipe-wielding guards.

 

The jail in the town of Garowe shows how justice is dealt out in Puntland, a semi-autonomous area of northern Somalia free from fanatical Islamic control.

 

Some of the £69million annual British aid to Somalia goes on combating the pirates. But Puntland's planning minister Abdulkadir Abki Hashi defended the harsh prison regime.

 

He said: "What's the alternative? You want us to release them? We don't have the money to incarcerate them in space that is conducive for the human rights ideal, so we do what we must to stop them hijacking more ships.

 

"Piracy is a crime, we take it very seriously. It is very embarrassing for us to have pirates so we are determined to catch them."

 

British aid to Puntland has paid for the training of detectives, lawyers and judges to deal with the pirate scourge.

 

There are now 35 legal officials in Garowe — up from just seven a year ago. And some of the cash will go to a bigger prison with better conditions. About 1,000 Somali pirates are now in jails in 20 countries around the Horn of Africa. Ten ships and 247 hostages are still being held for ransom — down from 26 ships a year ago.

 

Warships from around the globe have joined the Royal Navy in patrolling the waters off Somalia's 1,000 miles of coastline.

 

But the success against piracy has seen an alarming increase in the number of Western aid workers, journalists and tourists kidnapped on land.

 

US Navy Seals swooped into the country last week to rescue an American aid worker and her Danish colleague from pirates.

 

Kent couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, whose yacht was seized by pirates, were freed in November 2010 after 13 months in captivity.

 

The Sun joined International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell as he inspected UK-funded projects in Puntland.

 

Mr Mitchell — the first British minister to visit the war-ravaged area in decades — said: "The people of Somalia despise the pirates and are pleased that some of them are finally under lock and key. They are clearly keen to tackle this problem and Britain is giving them strong support."

 

The minister's three-day trip comes ahead of PM David Cameron's international conference on Somalia in London next month.

 

Locals told Mr Mitchell their young men are sucked into piracy because it is the only way they can earn a living.

 

Puntland vice president Abdisamad Ali Shire told Mr Mitchell: "You fight piracy on land not at sea. Please help us find jobs."

[Qandalawi]

Never have they been this keen, the Brits have seen the light.

[Gheelle.T]

Kuwaa hadhow ku oran pirate state this and that. This is the success of this PL admin and it's fight against the piracy is out in the open. Now the rest of the world have seen it and coming to aid PL with its fight against piracy.

[Somalia]

Great job Puntland

[xiinfaniin]

The Sun joined International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell as he inspected UK-funded projects in Puntland.

[Somalia]

Some of the comments in The Sun

 

Somalian prisons are real prisons while British prisons are like cheep but nice holiday camps

Fantastic!!, let get some trials in the UK for these prisons. May be have a third time caught and you end up here sort of thing.

[Saalax]

Pirates jailing their own Pirates not difficult.

[Dr_Osman]

But the success against piracy has seen an alarming increase in the number of Western aid workers, journalists and tourists kidnapped on land.

 

If piracy has dropped and the pirates are resorting to kidnappings on land, why are those kidnappings not happening in Puntland considering most of the time all you hear is the piracy heart is in Puntland? That logic would mean the kidnappings should be happening through puntland mostly since all the pirates from there and not galmudug.

 

I doubt very strongly the pirates are mainly puntland, it may happen off the coast of puntland due to its strategic location however a piracy drop resulting in kidnapping spikes on-land is not what I see in Puntland at all.

[The Hermet]

i dont know what pirate successes your talking about boats are hijacked weekly still...hahahaah....:cool:

 

in regards to the conference...the brits want in as the italian have stated the world has had enough they want to bring Somalia back into colonial or administrative hands under the UN and AU never new people were so eager for their country to be taken by world powers...i.e. welcome to the end of the line..hahaha...

[General Duke]

Xiin thanks for the post. The British have seen the light. This is a major turning point.

[Abwaan]

Gheelle.T;782931 wrote:

Kuwaa hadhow ku oran pirate state this and that.

This is the success of this PL admin and it's fight against the piracy is out in the open. Now the rest of the world have seen it and coming to aid PL with its fight against piracy.

lol...I wouldn't call it Pirate state but we CANNOT blind ourselves and say there is no strong piracy business around the region. Are the likes of Mr. Boyah in Jail? No. then afar xabbo oo degaanno kale ka soo jeeda inta xabsi la geliyo lama dhihi karo Pirates baan la dagaalamaynaa. I will advice you to read Jay Bahadur's book and look at the photos...Quote "Courtesy of Mohamed Farole"...lol and the author explains further....Mohamed Faroole ayaan marti u ahaa la'aantiisna iima suurtowdeen inaan 3 bilood la noolaado burcad-badeedda isaga ayaa wiilal igu daray si aan ula kulmo burcad badeedda. Are you saying Faroole xiriir lama lahan Burcad Badeedda. Then Why is Boyah free? Of course he is untouchable! Oh, no he said "Waan ka toobad keenee Faataxo halla ii maro" and still gives interviews on Western media and supports piracy. Emotion-ka intaan xagga iska dhigno nimankaan burcaddu Soomaali oo dhan bay magaca uga ciyaareen sida Al-Shabaab noo ceebeeyey ee hallala wada dagaalo. Haddiise aan rabno in cajalado qabiil naga sii dhex-heesaan ama daarnaadaan qofkeeda ayey dhibeysaa adduunyaduna horay ayey u sii maraysaa.

[Che -Guevara]

The real pirates are the trawlers emptying the Somali sea and nuclear toxic dumpers.

[Abwaan]

Che -Guevara;783041 wrote:

The real pirates are the trawlers emptying the Somali sea and nuclear toxic dumpers.

lol...These guys are history now. Nobody dares to go to the area for such activities. You sound like inaad share ku leedahay pirate companies-ka CG aan kula kaftamee...ninyahow diin, dhaqan iyo dadnimo midna nooma bannaynayso inaan burcad-badeed taageernaa!

[General Duke]

Piracy is an issue. Yet the state is fighting it.

[Gheelle.T]

Abwaan, ogaantay inna Boyeh was in jail for at least the past year or so. Afarta aad tiri deegaamo kalay ka yimadeen, hadde waa adiga qofka eedda keenee, sidee ku garatay inay deegaamo kale ka yimaadeen? Sawiradooda aa ka kastay qabiilkoda/deegaankooda miyaa!!

 

Awoowe, there were times when PL was paralyzed with piracy and all of its illicit activities, but today it has shown it's willingness to fight them and jail pirate groups. These admin with the support of the locals have closed down bases in Eyl, Bargaal, and recently in Garacad. If that's not a testament to a great progress as far as the fight on piracy is concern, then I don't know what one would like to see to be convinced. What's important today is that the world has seen the progress done and nations are not only eager to assist PL/Somalia, but are on the ground helping. PL lost men in this fight, and here you are talking about cajalad qabiil iyo waxaan loo joogin awoowe