Somali pirates jailed for 10 years

Tuesday 27 July 2010 00:00 BST

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The island nation of Seychelles says it has prosecuted and convicted Somali pirates for the first time. The office of the President said yesterday that a Seychelles court sentenced 11 Somali pirates to 10 years each in prison for their attempt to hijack the Seychelles coastguard patrol boat Topaz last December.

Eight of the Somalis were convicted of piracy, and three of them of aiding and abetting pirates. There are 29 other suspected pirates in Seychelles awaiting trial or awaiting transfer to Somalia. The international community helps fund trials in the Seychelles and Kenya.

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