Yemen hands down death sentences to six Somali pirates

SANA'A, May 18 (Saba) - Yemen
handed down on Tuesday death sentences to six Somali pirates and jail sentences for
six
other pirates. The jailed pirates received up to terms of ten years each. The
verdict was delivered by the Chief of the Specialized Penal Court in Sana'a Judge
Muhsen Alwan.
The pirates were convicted of hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker off Aden and fighting
the authorities when they tried to release it. A sailor was killed during the
release operation,
another went missing and four others were injured. The court also ruled that the
convicted pay $ 2 million in compensation for the Aden Refinery Company. The company
will
compensate the family of the victims of the crew members according to the effective
laws. The pirates were arrested in April last year. FR