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Kenya: pirates on trial

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One year ago, the French navy intercepted 11 pirates off the coast of Somalia. Kenya, which borders Somalia, took on the role of judging the defendants, but its courts are full. How do you judge defendants in a country that is not their own? FRANCE 24 takes you behind the scenes of a legal system confronted with international piracy.

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