Prisoner transfer agreements

To enable suspected pirates to be prosecuted regionally, the UK Government signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kenya for the transfer of pirates on 11 December 2008.

The Kenyan Government has also signed transfer agreements with the EU and US.

The Government of the Seychelles signed a bilateral MOU with UK on 27 July 2009 to accept the handover of pirate suspects.

This is important as a direct response to the threat of Somali piracy to the Seychelles' economic interests, which include tourism and fisheries. The Kenyan Government has also signed transfer agreements with the EU and US.