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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Superseding Indictment Against Alleged Somali Pirate Charging Involvement in Two Additional Hijackings
January 12, 2010Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a superseding indictment against Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse. Muse was previously indicted on May 19, 2009, for his alleged participation in the April 8, 2009, hijacking of the Maersk Alabama container ship in the Indian Ocean, and the subsequent taking of the captain of the ship as a hostage. The superseding indictment filed today in Manhattan federal court further alleges that Muse and others hijacked two ships before the Maersk Alabama, the second of which is still being held hostage. Muse was taken into custody by the U.S. Navy on April 12, 2009, while at sea in the Indian Ocean. On the same day, the U.S. Navy rescued the captain of the Maersk Alabama from a life boat in the Indian Ocean where he had been taken hostage by Muse and three other men. On April 20, 2009, Muse was transferred from the custody of the U.S. Navy to the FBI for transport to the Southern District of New York. Full release.