‘Teenage Pirate’ to Face U.S. Court
21 Apr 09 | BBC
A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates is due to appear in a federal court in New York.
Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse will be the first person to face piracy charges in the US in over a century, US media reports say.
He was held over the seizure of Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips off Somalia and flown to the US on Monday.
Earlier, his mother appealed to US President Barack Obama to free him.
Adar Abdurahman Hassan told the BBC her son was innocent and just 16 years old. >>>
