“Back in Berlin, no one knew what to do at first. It seemed as though the relevant ministries were totally surprised by the unheard-of fact that the soldiers Germany had dispatched to the Gulf of Aden might actually catch some pirates.”

“All countries that have dispatched warships to patrol the coast of Somalia are in a difficult legal position as soon as they make arrests.”

“There is no logical reason for a Kenyan court to try to convict the suspects.”