What is the "pirate business" that gathers in pirates off Somalia?

ByJoriel "Joz" Jimenez

In recent years, there are many piracy acts off the coast of Somalia and the case where ransom is paid is not followed. It is a pirate who is told that "to earn foreign currency" to move the Somalia economy, but in reality it seems that the economy is moving is the pirate related business behind it.

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Since the maritime security has been greatly strengthened in 2011, although the number of piracy plundering itself has decreased, there is still concern about pirates off Somalia. On November 4, 2013InterpolIn the report released, the reality of the dark business behind the pirates off Somalia has been revealed.

This report was prepared based on an interview survey on former pirates and their economic supporters, senior government officials, intermediaries, etc. The World Bank and the United Nations also participated in the survey. According to the report, money paid for ransom off the coast of Somalia between 2005 and 2012 totaled $ 339 million (about 33.4 billion yen) to $ 413 million (about 40.7 billion yen) , And an average of 2.7 million dollars (about 260 million yen) was paid per case.


As a member of the pirates, in general, a share of 30,000 dollars to 75 thousand dollars (about 7.4 million yen) per person will be paid as a share, but for those who first discovered "prey" or prey ship It is said that an additional bonus of 10,000 dollars (about 980,000 yen) will be paid to those who raid with a ladder (ladder). Pirates are a kind of drugs during operation (piracy)QAT (chat)I like it. This drug is given as "Tsuke" and will be deducted from the remuneration after the operation is over. Besides this, a fine of 5,000 dollars (about 490,000 yen) due to meal fee and inferior goods is deducted, and this "deduction system" is regarded as a custom of pirate law from the centuries ago.

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Chat, which is a pirate's favorite item, will jump three times as price is poked at a port in Somalia. Chat airlifts from Kenya, which is not easy to control, and the amount of that is over 9 tons per day, airport officials are talking. "The price of not only chat but also all pirate-related items can be lifted," said the former fisherman's pirate complained. The crewmembers are pointed out that it is impossible to escape from the pirates in order to pay for their high price as they shatter on the ship. In this way, in Somalia, suppliers of goodsWomen's girlfriendThere are many people who crowd in the pirate business, and some have bankers with lawyers and counterfeit detectors and are rich in variety. At the port of northern Mogadishu in the capital city of Somalia, money is paid to Islamic militant group Shabab in cooperation with al Qaeda under the name "development tax" for the port of pirate ship.

Pirates need to raise funds to go "hunting". Activity funds in most operations are hundreds of dollars and are often covered by cash on hand, but a large expedition requires as much as $ 30,000 (about 2.94 million yen) of extra money, special financing We must procure from sources. What is responsible for this finance. Former police officers, military officials, civil servants, chat sellers, fishermen, and pirates OB. The report estimates that 30% to 75% of the ransom acquired by pirates will flow to the financial industry.

ByNick Ares

There are three to five donors in one operation, some of them sending money from overseas. A financial venter who escaped from Somalia has little money in Somalia and possesses a large amount of money outside the country, and the report points out that "money laundering using pirates is rampant" . Somalia's "pirate finance" is very dynamic and boasts a higher growth rate than government financial institutions in Somalia. There various internet settlements are utilized and it is becoming the most vibrant business in Somalia.

The survey shows that money gained from pirates by pirate financiers in Somalia will arrive in Dubai, the final destination, through Giessi and Kenya. In addition, one third of pirate finance houses have invested profits to improve the citizen army and to gain political influence in Somalia, and some also provide funds to extremist factions. One of the most active pirate leaders named Ciise Yulux has commanded 70 pirates and has provided weapons and funds to al Qaeda and Shabab in 2012.

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Behind the plundering carried out by the pirates off the coast of Somalia, there are strange organizations and stakeholders who gather in such a pirate business and there is a story in the opinion that pirates It seems that it is difficult to suppress money laundering by business.