Federal prosecutors have abandoned their pursuit of a second trial against a Somali man accused of aiding high seas pirates. Now facing deportation, Ali Mohamed Ali plans to seek asylum, his lawyer said.
A jury acquitted Ali of the most serious charge against him—aiding piracy—in November. Prosecutors asked the court to dismiss the remaining charges on Jan. 18 after concluding that double jeopardy barred a retrial.
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