If you help someone after they have committed piracy, which is a crime at sea, you can get in trouble. This is true whether you help them inside New Zealand or in another country. If you are found guilty of being an accessory after the fact to piracy, you might have to go to prison for up to 7 years. Piracy is defined by international law, which means it’s recognised as a crime by many countries around the world.
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Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years who, within or outside New Zealand, is accessory after the fact to any act amounting to piracy by the law of nations.
