MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - Allegations...
crew: It has to be established if some [of them] have been involved in the events."He added that the bulk carrier could be impounded for a thorough search.
"I do not rule out that we will hold the vessel until trial as material evidence," he said.
The defense lawyer for two of the alleged hijackers arrested aboard the Arctic Sea last week said on Tuesday there has been no mention of arms trafficking in the court files.
Konstantin Boronovsky stressed, however, that he could only cite the files that he had actually read.
Last Friday, Moscow"s Basmanny District Court remanded in custody eight unemployed men from Estonia in the case. All eight deny accusations of piracy and hostage-taking.
Boronovsky"s clients formally appealed their arrest on Tuesday amid speculation that they may have been in cahoots with the alleged hijackers.
Meanwhile, some media reports have dismissed the hijacking theory as a ploy.