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Captain Vitaly Tyutkalo

The Master has already languished in Sri Lanka for four and a half years due to a court-ordered travel ban. Despite offers to deposit the maximum fine possible for the charges he faces, he remains in limbo, separated from his family and unable to resume his life or career.  

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The Court has effectively pronounced the vessel’s Master and local Agents guilty of criminal charges before their trials have concluded, and in the case of the Agents, even before formal charges have been filed on some of the allegations. The judgment directs the Attorney General to mandate that police investigate the Agents further and prosecute them, despite their having no decision-making role in the vessel’s operations.