Somali teenager ? caught by US forces who freed a US merchant ship captain from Pirates last month was indicted Tuesday in New York on piracy charges. The suspect, Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was charged in the grand jury indictment with "piracy as defined by the law of nations" in international Water- off Somali . The 10 count indictment, released by the federal prosecutor's office, also included charges of armed hijacking and holding hostage for ransom. Pirates Muse is due to be arraigned in court on Thursday, prosecutors said. The teenager was captured last month at the en
d of a high-seas drama in which US Navy snipers forces Rescued 'killed Split-Second Decision. three : Somali Pirates' holding hostage the captain of the merchant Ship They had earlier attempted to take control of the US-flagged ship but retreated to a lifeboat with the .U.S. ship's captain, HERO Richard Phillips Before the deadly Navy SEALs' operation which freed hero Phillips unharmed, Muse had gone aboard the naval ship USS Bainbridge, apparently to negotiate. After being flown to New York he was charged on April 22 as an adult.Judge Andrew Peck rejected a claim by the defendant's father that Muse was only 15 years old. Prosecutors said he was over 18. He faces life in jailed prison if found guilty.
Accused Somali pirate indicted in New York court
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