The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) called it "crazy" to hand over thousands of euros to nine gunmen who attacked a French cruiseship and yacht in 2008.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled last week that the French government did not put the pirates before a court quickly enough, violating their human rights.
MPHRP programme director Roy Pal said: “This decision would be unbelievable if it wasn’t made by the European Court of Human Rights.
“The
