The Netherlands may have to release 13 Somalian pirates currently being held on board the frigate MRS Evertsen in the Gulf of Aden because no nearby country will put them on trial, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday.

The paper bases its claims on armed forces and cabinet sources.
The paper says despite intensive diplomatic efforts between the Netherlands, EU officials and a number of African countries, no-one is willing to take the pirates.
The EU, which is in charge of the mission to protect ships in the region, had signed a treaty with Kenya, Tanzania and the Seychelles to deal with any legal processes, the paper says.