'Biggest Suspect' In Ship Piracy Arrested

The captured Ukrainian ship, the Faina (Photo: Press TV)

From Press TV:

Kenyan police have arrested the 'biggest suspect' in the recent piracy case off Somali coast which involved a 'weapon-laden' Ukrainian ship.

The director of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme's branch in Kenya, Andrew Mwangura, has been named the 'biggest suspect' in the case by the Kenyan police who placed him under arrest on Wednesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Mwangura is suspected of collusion with the Somali pirates in their most recent hijacking during which they seized the 'Kenya-bound' Ukrainian ship, the Faina.

The arrest reportedly follows accusations of connivance directed at Mwangura by the Faina's owner company.

The police, themselves, said they suspected Mwangura having found him to be the first to inform the media outlets of the hijackings near Somalia's coastal region of Puntland where the pirates' presence has complicated naval transportation.
File photo of the type of the US destroyer watching the ship
He is, as well, said to have been at liberty to contact the Faina's crew and is said to have requested large sums of money from them.

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My Comment: Every pirate in the region must regret catching this Ukrainian ship. It is obviously a fish that is too big for them to reel in, and there are now consequences to this action that they are not ready to take.