European Parliament
Mario Mauro  (PPE ),
in writing.
(IT)
The continued impunity of piracy contrasts with the need for a deterrent. Despite the European Union’s transfer agreements with third countries (Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius) as well as bilateral repatriation agreements for convicted pirates between Seychelles and Puntland and Somaliland, many pirates and other criminals are still not arrested or, when arrested, are often released due to a lack of solid legal evidence or a lack of political will to prosecute. We therefore ask for the adoption of immediate and effective measures so that persons suspected of acts of piracy can be committed to trial and punished.

