Wife of captain of oil tanker captured by US forces starts legal action to free him
by Morgan Ofori and PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#7343B)
Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfully
Lawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.
The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days.
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