The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Jury selection in the case of a Somali man accused of being a pirate negotiator will go into a second day.
Mohammad Saaili Shibin faces piracy, weapons and other charges for
his role in the 2011 hijacking of an American yacht off the coast of
Africa. All four passengers onboard were shot and killed several days
after their sailboat was captured.
More than 70 prospective jurors showed up to the federal courthouse
in Norfolk today. U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar dismissed about a
dozen jurors and said he planned to have a jury seated by noon
Wednesday. He stopped jury selection today because someone was involved
in a bad car accident. He did not say who that was or how that person is
related to the case.