Muse, leading a crew of three other pirates, approached the massive vessel in a small skiff. Despite the ship’s defensive measures—including fire hoses and maneuvers to create a wake—the pirates managed to board the vessel using a ladder.
His case raised a major legal question: Could he be tried for piracy even though the attack happened in international waters and he was a Somali national? U.S. courts said yes, citing the universal jurisdiction principle that allows any nation to prosecute pirates. abduwali muse hoje
April 2009 to Present Subject: Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse Significance: The first Somali pirate to be tried and convicted in the United States in over a century. Muse, leading a crew of three other pirates,
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