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French court convicts 4 in piracy trial, acquits 2 |
2012-06-16 |
(Sh. M. Network)-A Gay Paree court has convicted four Somalis in a 2008 attack on a French luxury vessel and acquitted two others. Sentences handed down late Thursday for the attack on the Ponant in the Gulf of Aden ranged from four to 10 years. The 10-year prison term went to the only man who admitted he was a pirate, 31-year-old Ismael Ali Samatar. Two other Somalis who said they boarded the boat received seven-year prison terms. The driver of a pick-up truck used to flee was given a four-year term for complicity. Next time flee faster... The 30 people on the Ponant were freed after its owner paid a ransom of $2.15 million. The French army tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! the six on Somali territory. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Gotta respect the French for giving the stiffest sentence to the most cooperative defendant. |
Posted by: American Delight 2012-06-16 05:16 |