The US authorities confirmed this Monday the death of six people after against two boats in international ocean waters Peaceful. The attacks, carried out by order of the American president, Donald Trumphave revived the debate on the legality of these military operations in areas outside national jurisdiction.
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegsethhas announced on the social network X that they have been carried out “two lethal against two vessels operated by organizations designated as terrorists,” allegedly linked to drug trafficking. “These vessels were known to our Intelligence services for their association with narcotics smugglingwere carrying narcotics and were traveling along a narcotics trafficking route in the eastern Pacific,” he added.
Although the exact location of the bombings has not been revealed, the secretary has acknowledged that “both bombings were carried out in international waters.” “There was three narcoterrorists on board each boat. All six died. American forces suffered no casualties“he specified.
Hegseth has defended the operation as part of national security policy: “Under President Trump the country is protected y terrorists are killed of the cartels that want to harm the country and its people.
Harsh international response: “There is no legal justification to carry out these attacks”
The international reaction has not been long in coming. United Nations has reiterated his concern about legality of these attacks, noting that “there is no legal justification for carrying out these attacks” and that “none of the individuals on the ships attacked (to date) posed an imminent threat.”
The organization has demanded an investigation “fast, independent and transparent” to clarify the facts and determine whether norms of International Law have been violated. The Trump Administration’s actions in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific have been the subject of increasing scrutinyespecially due to its unilateral nature and lack of judicial supervision.
