Verdicts on 12 Somali pirates to be passed soon

ADEN, May 10 (Saba) - The
Specialized Penal court is to pass on Tuesday sentences against 12 Somalis on
charges of piracy and
kidnapping a Yemeni oil tanker, the state-run 26sep.net reported on Monday.
In the first session on September 29th, the prosecution has accused the Somalis of
kidnapping a Yemeni oil tanker called "Qana" while sailing from Mukalla port to
Aden on
26 April 2009.
The Somali pirates resisted security forces as trying to free the ship causing the
death the sailor Salah al-Qua'aiti and four injuries in addition to consider
another sailor
as missing.
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