Acquitted of Piracy, Lost in Paris
December 11, 2011 1 Comment
Great article in lemonde today (in French):
The [Somali] man, aged 36, almost missed Sante prison, where he was ten days ago. At least life there offered something reassuring for this man uprooted, torn from his country by a group of French soldiers in 2008, moved to Paris a hood over his face, imprisoned for over three years as a suspected pirate, acquitted by a criminal court, Wednesday, November 30th , then thrown the same night into the streets of Paris, free but without papers, without any money and almost completely unable to speak the language. [rough translation]
Perhaps an overlooked consequence of extraterritorial prosecutions.
Communis Hostis Omnium 
Apparently, his ordeal has not been over yet!The French authorities must to repatriate this destitute free man, this is the least they have to do. I believe there is here a very serious human rights issue.