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| 'Accountant for Somali pirates' arrested as asylum seeker in Germany | 'Accountant for Somali pirates' arrested as asylum seeker in Germany |
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| German police have arrested an asylum seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. | German police have arrested an asylum seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. |
| Lower Saxony state police say the man, identified only as M, was arrested last Wednesday at a refugee centre in the city of Giessen. Police said the man's fingerprints had been linked to the capture of the Marida Marguerite and its 22 crew off Oman. | Lower Saxony state police say the man, identified only as M, was arrested last Wednesday at a refugee centre in the city of Giessen. Police said the man's fingerprints had been linked to the capture of the Marida Marguerite and its 22 crew off Oman. |
| The Somali pirates allegedly tortured their captives for seven months before receiving a "several million dollar ransom." | The Somali pirates allegedly tortured their captives for seven months before receiving a "several million dollar ransom." |
| According to a German police statement on Monday, the man was in charge of doling out the ransom money and supplying the ship with food. | According to a German police statement on Monday, the man was in charge of doling out the ransom money and supplying the ship with food. |
| He has been remanded in custody pending an indictment on charges of kidnapping and serious bodily harm. | He has been remanded in custody pending an indictment on charges of kidnapping and serious bodily harm. |
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