Navy must be more robust handling pirates, says peer ; The Royal Navy should be able to act in a "more robust" way to deal with pirates, a former defence secretary said yesterday.

From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | Date: May 14, 2008 | Copyright information

The Royal Navy should be able to act in a "more robust" way to deal with pirates, a former defence secretary said yesterday.

Lord King of Bridgwater raised the issue after newspaper claims that the Navy had been told not to detain pirates for fear of breaching their human rights or allowing them to claim asylum.

The instructions came to light last month after French commandos seized a Somali pirate gang which had taken money from a luxury yacht with 22 French citizens on board.

Junior defence minister Baroness Taylor of Bolton told peers at question time that the Royal Navy "has got powers ...

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