https://t.me/s/FFC_official_channel
https://xcancel.com/QudsNen/status/1931860628660207986#m (video of chemical being sprayed)
https://xcancel.com/DropSiteNews/status/1931867344822817110#m
https://xcancel.com/GazaFFlotilla/status/1931872075653980567#m (video of ship being boarded)
The social medias are now uploading pre-recorded videos of each crew member saying they were kidnapped.
Looks like it’s UK flagged. Still, one of its citizens was kidnapped in an international act of piracy.
France had one of its politicians kidnapped, I doubt it’s going to to do anything either.
If it’s an act of piracy then does that change possible jurisdiction? I skimmed through some articles and it seems like law around international waters is rather messy and ill-defined.
From a quick search, it seems like international piracy has universal jurisdiction. So any country could prosecute I guess. I imagine countries have laws regarding piracy committed against vessels under their flag or committed against their citizens, but that’s per country so it depends on UK and/or Swedish law.
But it also seems like the legal definition of piracy includes “private”, so maybe state actions don’t technically fall under piracy law (despite clearly being piracy)?