Belgium has arrested the Somali pirate king Mohamed Abdi Hassan alias Afweyne, Somali for “Big Mouth”. He is considered among others responsible for the hijacking of the Belgian stone dumping vessel Pompei in 2009.

Pirate King Afweyne arrived with the flight from Nairobi, Kenya at the Zaventem airport in Brussels. He was said to be totally surprised when the police handcuffed him. Reasons why he came to Belgium is unclear.

The UN has long been complaining about the fact why Afweyne have not been charged for so long. The ‘pirate king’ has many connections with those in power in his country.  Along with him was also arrested a high Somali official who accompanied him to Belgium.