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Somali pirate leaders benefit from 'climate of impunity'
Independent Online reports that successful Somali pirate hijackings have been declining steadily since 2010, a UN report said, as a result of intensive international naval operations and the use of private security on Maritime vessels.
But pirate leaders are adapting and diversifying into new businesses, and are now increasingly involved in land-based kidnap for ransom of foreign tourists, Independent Online says. According to an investigation by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, the country's president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport.
According to Independent Online, the Group said that in spite of three international task forces and efforts by a dozen national governments in Maritime counter-piracy efforts, serious legal obstacles remain that "impede the prosecution and sanctioning of pirate leaders and kingpins".
Read the full article on www.iol.co.za
