"...Abduwali Muse ... faces life imprisonment if convicted.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck in Manhattan rejected a claim today by Muse’s lawyers that he is 15 years old. Peck said the Somali, who stands a thin 5 feet, 2 inches, will be treated as an adult. Defense attorneys also told Peck that their client may be subject to the “protections of the Geneva Conventions.”
Muse is alleged to have been among a group of pirates who overtook the Maersk Alabama on April 8 and held its captain captive for five days..."
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