Somali men found guilty of piracy

Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German MV Courier.

Somali men found guilty of piracy in Kenya

Nine men accused of hijacking German vessel in Gulf of Aden in 2009, will serve five years in jail.

Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant vessel MV Courier in the Gulf of Aden in March 2009.

The men were arrested by international anti-piracy forces before being handed over to Kenya to be prosecuted, as Somalia was not considered able to try them properly.

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Source: Aljazeera.