0 Court sentences Somali pirates to 5-10 years in jail

The Court of First Instance in Hadramout governorate sentenced Monday 17 Somali to 5 to 10 years in jail after being convicted of sea piracy in territorial and international waters. The court chairman judge Abdo al-Awadhi found the Somalis guilty of involving in hijacking boats by armed force in the territorial waters and passed a 10-year jail sentence on 16 Somalis and 5 years on the last one. The Somali pirates were convicted of seizing a Yemeni fishing boat and kidnapping its crew in an unknown location, a matter that harm the economic status of Yemen and endanger the safety of maritime navigation in the territorial and international waters.

source : antara news