Somaliland Says New Laws Show Intent to Fight Piracy

[Jacaylbaro]

HARGEISA (Reuters) - Somaliland's parliament has passed legislation recognising piracy as a crime and allowing for pirates convicted abroad to be transferred to the breakaway enclave, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Somaliland, which declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 but is still not recognised internationally, said the laws were a sign of the territory's commitment to fighting maritime attacks off Somalia's shores.

 

The two laws come ahead of a conference on Somalia in London on Thursday, at which Britain wants to push for the anarchic Horn of Africa country to play a greater role in the fight against a criminal enterprise that costs the world economy billions of dollars each year.

 

Somalia has lacked effective government for the last two decades, but Somaliland - which has a coastline facing Yemen - has stronger central authority.

 

Until now, Somaliland has had to charge suspected pirates landed on its shores with armed robbery. Under the new legislation, piracy will carry a maximum jail term of 25 years.

 

"The passing of these laws proves that we are willing to cooperate with the international community," Abdirahman Abdillahi, speaker of Somaliland's House of Representatives, told Reuters, referring to the fight against piracy.

 

Piracy in the strategic sealanes off Somalia has evolved from a local response to illegal fishing and toxic dumping to an international criminal enterprise.

 

While a fleet of foreign warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean regularly detain suspected pirates, many are quickly released because governments are reluctant to bring them to trial.

 

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[Carafaat]

Piracy is creating higher transportation cost and is affecting the food prices of the poor. Even Al Shabaab is fighting piracy, something which Puntland also should do were it not that it promotes and earns well on piracy.

[Somalia]

Lying as you usual, Mr Carafaat. The world disagrees.

Puntland Marine Force and its Air Wing.

 

 

[Carafaat]

Sxb, we all know you are keeping journalist and "Marine Forces" bussy in Bosasso Indian Ocean. While Pirate nest Eyl, Haafuun and Garacad is 1000km away on the INDIAN OCEAN. If you think we buy these lies, nonsense and spinning about Puntland wanting to fight piracy then you are mistaken.

 

Piracy is a criminal activity, just like stealing, robbing, killing and terrorizing. And we will continue to unmask these web of lies and munafaqnimo to allow and condone piracy.

[Somalia]

Garacad is not a pirate nest.

 

You are just trying to save face. You lost the argument about the government being involved, the world agrees, piracy is being fought. You are just so nonsensical that you accuse anyone you don't like. "FAROOLE, it is hIM HE IS tha piraate man, omg"

 

Grow up man.

 

You ought to fight piracy, where's your naval air wing sxb?

[Carafaat]

Sxb, Piracy was there before Faroole and will be there after he leaves. The issue isnt about Faroole, I actually like him. He is doing well as Mayor of Garowe, security is good, no assasinations, no sub-clans fighting in Garowe, no diffrent adminds or discruntled cland and his people love him. So by all standards Faroole has done a terrific job.

 

Back to Piracy and its biggest nest Garacad? Why are you lying Garacad being the biggest pirates nest

[Somalia]

You said Garacad is a pirate nest, that is a lie.

 

http://allsoomaali.com/2011/12/8361/ Why do you love to lie?

 

And now you claim it isn't about Faroole even though you said the following.

 

Carafaat;793213 wrote:

Piracy is creating higher transportation cost and is affecting the food prices of the poor. Even Al Shabaab is fighting piracy,

something which Puntland also should do were it not that it promotes and earns well on piracy

.

[Carafaat]

Not a word about Faroole.

 

Now go and ask Duke about latest family business dealings in the piracy sector. Garacad is even more succesfull and effective then Eyl boys.

[Somalia]

See, now you just feel embarrassed. Go on, write some more.

 

Kulahaa Puntland "promotes" piracy, that is one of the dumbest arguments yet. I mean, it wasn't even Puntland 'benefits', it's Puntland 'promotes'.

 

Who is the head of Puntland?

[Carafaat]

The UN said so, even the UN montering group reported it to the Security Council. Niyow even china knows about it. Go look up old threads from last year about it.

[Somalia]

Carafaat;793393 wrote:

The UN said so, even the UN montering group reported it to the Security Council. Niyow even china knows about it. Go look up old threads from last year about it.

Prove it or you are lying.

[Carafaat]

Somalia, I dont play with kids certainly not with Mudug kids. Wee cabeesanyihiin iyo hubeysan yihiin. So, I choose life.

[Somalia]

See, this is the difference between secessionists and people from Mudug.

 

We back up our words with facts. You choose not to and base your opinions on emotion.

 

Show me where it says Puntland promotes piracy.

I am waiting.

[The Sage]

Here you go:

 

"Such concerns are fed by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, which suggests that Puntland officials are involved in the piracy business. In fact, piracy leaders are said to move around freely in Puntland’s capital Garowe"

 

http://piracy-studies.org/2010/a-reliable-ally-in-the-fight-against-piracy-introducing-puntland/

http://piracy-studies.org/2010/gunmen-fish-and-puntland-the-professionalization-of-piracy/

[Somalia]

The Sage;793935 wrote:

Here you go:

 

"Such concerns are fed by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, which suggests that Puntland officials are involved in the piracy business. In fact, piracy leaders are said to move around freely in Puntland’s capital Garowe"

 

http://piracy-studies.org/2010/a-reliable-ally-in-the-fight-against-piracy-introducing-puntland/

http://piracy-studies.org/2010/gunmen-fish-and-puntland-the-professionalization-of-piracy/

Again, that's benefits from piracy which I told Carafaat to distinguish. I asked you to show me, where it says Puntland promotes piracy.

 

Explain to me how a state that receives millions in funds to tackle crime promotes illegal activities.