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U.N. maritime court tells Russia to free Greenpeace ship
Source: Reuters
U.N. maritime court tells Russia to free Greenpeace ship
BY MICHAEL HOGAN
HAMBURG, Germany Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:59am EST
(Reuters) - The U.N. maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil drilling, most of whom have just been released from detention on bail.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg said it had accepted a request from the Netherlands to order the provisional release of the Dutch-registered Arctic Sunrise and its crew, which Russia detained on September 18 to international protest.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it would study the ruling, but that the tribunal had no jurisdiction over its prosecution.
It said it hoped the decision had been "objective" and had taken into account what it said were violations of international law by the Greenpeace vessel.
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BY MICHAEL HOGAN
HAMBURG, Germany Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:59am EST
(Reuters) - The U.N. maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil drilling, most of whom have just been released from detention on bail.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg said it had accepted a request from the Netherlands to order the provisional release of the Dutch-registered Arctic Sunrise and its crew, which Russia detained on September 18 to international protest.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it would study the ruling, but that the tribunal had no jurisdiction over its prosecution.
It said it hoped the decision had been "objective" and had taken into account what it said were violations of international law by the Greenpeace vessel.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-germany-greenpeace-idUSBRE9AL0O720131122