Sunday, April 26, 2009

Minnesota won't penalize group in Somali piracy case

A Minnesota Republican legislator has failed in his attempt to punish a Twin Cities group that helped line up an attorney for an accused Somali pirate.

The proposal would have denied nonprofit tax status and prohibited grants to groups helping alleged terrorists or high-seas pirates.

House Minority Leader Marty Seifert was aiming his proposal at the nonprofit Somali Justice Advocacy Center, which has assisted the family of a man being held in an attack on a U.S. ship in the Indian Ocean.

It was ruled out of order Friday when Seifert tried to tack it onto a public safety bill.

Source: TwinCities PioneerPress

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