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French court convicts 4 in piracy trial, acquits 2
 (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 2012-06-16 |
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