# Canary Islands asks Spain to change law to prosecute high-seas crimes

- By: Vote Times Newsroom
- 2026-11-09T14:48:36.000Z

## Excerpt

The Canary Islands Governing Council approved on 9 November eight requests to the central state, including reform of article 23 of the Organic Law of the Judiciary to prosecute crimes committed on the high seas. Fernando Clavijo will defend them on 10 November before the Interministerial Immigration Commission.

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