200 Somalis refused to piracy.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali19.05.2009Piraty released German zernovozOkolo 200 Somali pirates abandoned the criminal activity after the meeting, held in the north of Somalia, reports BBC News. At the meeting in the town of Eyl (Eyl), located in the region of Puntland, was attended by representatives of the various pirate groups, religious leaders and Somali immigrants. Pirate Abshir Abdullah (Abshir Abdullah) said that to convince the members of other criminal groups to release the captured ships, in exchange for amnesty granted the authorities of Puntland.
Cases of pirate attacks on civilian vessels increased in Somalia in 2008, from the beginning of 2009, they occurred more than a hundred. Exacerbate the situation contributes to the fact that since 1991 there is no stable government.
In June 2008 the UN Security Council passed a resolution allowing foreign warships in the territorial waters of Somalia to ensure the safety of the civilian courts. Now the Horn of Africa United States Navy patrol boats, Russia, China, India, EU and other countries.
In mid-May, the Transitional Government of Somalia urged the international community to assist in the establishment of a state coast guard, which will deal with capture of vessels, illegal fishing and dropping into the water of toxic waste.
According to Abdullah Abshir, separated from piracy, he feels rescued from bad cases, he now realized that what he was, it is prohibited in Islam. Former pirate said that at present his group does not keep a single ship.