Arrested pirates to be arraigned in court in Galmudug

Four pirates, who were arrested by Galmudug security forces, in an operation that saw the release of Indian sailors held hostage by the pirates, will soon be arraigned in court, Galmudug authorities said.

Mohamed Yusuf Hashi, Galmudug coastal guards commander, said the men were part of a group of pirates who held hostage eight Indian sailors taken from an Indian ship that was abducted near Hobyo during this week.

Hashi said the men are held at a custody in Hobyo awaiting transfer to Adado to appear before a court.

“They are four of them and will soon appear before the regional court. Their colleagues accepted negotiations but these four were insistent and were later forcefully arrested,” he said.

Galmudug said it won’t accept any piracy activities orchestrated in its territories.

Galmudug is part of areas where piracy resurgence has been recorded in the past few weeks.