It is a real dilemma when the worst punishment to be imposed by a court just so happens to be exactly the same as the grandest dreams of a convict.
Therefore, it comes as little surprise that a lengthy term in a Dutch prison is preferred over life free in Somalia. Defense lawyer Willem-Jan Ausma said his client, a Somali on trial for piracy, is eager to enter prison.
"For the first time in his life he has access to a real toilet. For the first time in his life he is in a safe environment," Ausma says about his Somali 'pirate' client. [...]
"But he intends to send for his wife and children as soon as he is released from prison. He knows he cannot easily be sent back to Somalia. He loves it here in the Netherlands."
Ausma's client, Yusuf, and four others have admitted their piracy. Their defense is that life is hard for poor Somali fishermen so, in desperation, they became pirates. The Somalis will seek the sympathy of the court.
Source: The Jawa Report
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