CRI听力：Young Somali Pirate to Face Charges by US Court
A Somali teenager has arrived in the United States to face what are believed to be the first piracy charges in more than a century.
Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, the sole surviving suspected pirate from the hostage-taking of an American ship captain, was to appear in a courtroom on what were expected to be piracy and hostage-taking charges.
The teenager was flown from Africa to a New York airport on the same day that his mother appealed to US President Barack Obama for his release.(www.hXen.com)
She said her son was coaxed into piracy by gangsters with money.
"I appeal to the American government, President Obama to release my young, poor misled 16 year old student son. I appeal for his release. If not, I ask him to take me to where he will be tried."
The young pirate's age and real name remained unclear. His parents said he is only 16; law enforcement said he is at least 18, meaning prosecutors will not have to take extra legal steps to try him in a US court.
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