The Federal Executive of Somalia (FGS) strongly condemns the unlawful hijacking of the SEA WORLD vessel, which used to be flying the flag of Comoros and en path to Mogadishu Port carrying military and industrial cargo.
The vessel used to be transporting military gear designated for the TÜRKSOM Military Coaching Centre in accordance with bilateral defense agreements between Somalia and Türkiye. This cargo used to be legally sanctioned underneath Somalia’s nationwide licensed guidelines and completely compliant with global guidelines, significantly defense cooperation protocols. Moreover defense gear, the ship moreover carried industrial goods belonging to Somali merchants.
The Federal Executive asserts that this hijacking, reportedly perpetrated by individuals linked to the Puntland Order of Somalia, is an instantaneous violation of Article 54 of Somalia’s Provisional Structure, which locations the one real responsibility for nationwide defense and maritime security with the Federal Executive. This act undermines Somalia’s sovereignty, solidarity, and territorial integrity.
Primarily basically based on global maritime law, especially the 1982 United International locations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and Somalia’s Penal Code, any unauthorized seizure of a legally running vessel is considered piracy and a felony offense.
Demands the quick and unconditional free up of the SEA WORLD vessel and its cargo, emphasizing the shipment’s important characteristic in nationwide security–including that of Puntland itself.
Components a stable warning to the Puntland administration against further unlawful operations in coastal waters, and urges it to collaborate with the Federal Executive to cling particular the safe passage of maritime visitors underneath Somalia’s factual jurisdiction.
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Reaffirms its nationwide and global factual mandate to prosecute piracy and felony acts committed in Somali waters.
As the constitutional authority over defense and security, the FGS states this is not any longer going to tolerate actions that infringe upon its sovereignty or jeopardize maritime security. Primarily basically based on this incident, the authorities reserves the beautiful to place in power factual security features focusing on maritime areas and coastal zones ragged to facilitate piracy and reasonably plenty of unlawful actions.
The Somali Executive urges all Federal Member States, including Puntland, to admire the Structure and uphold the Federal Executive’s exclusive characteristic in nationwide defense and maritime affairs. Any deviation threatens no longer solely the guideline of law nonetheless moreover the soundness and security of Somalia as a complete.
