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2 Somali Pirates Get Life in Prison; 3rd Gets 33 Years
Source: Associated Press
2 Somali Pirates Get Life in Prison; 3rd Gets 33 Years
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORFOLK, Va. — Nov 8, 2016, 11:15 AM ET
Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to life in prison, and a third has received 33 years because he cooperated with prosecutors in a separate piracy case.
The Virginian-Pilot reports ( http://bit.ly/2fB5P31 ) that U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson issued the life sentences Monday after a federal appeals court in Virginia ruled last year that he erred when he sentenced the five men convicted in the case to terms ranging from 30 to 42? years.
In 2010, pirates attacked a U.S. Navy ship that they mistook for a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Sailors fired back, killing one pirate. The rest were captured.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORFOLK, Va. — Nov 8, 2016, 11:15 AM ET
Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to life in prison, and a third has received 33 years because he cooperated with prosecutors in a separate piracy case.
The Virginian-Pilot reports ( http://bit.ly/2fB5P31 ) that U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson issued the life sentences Monday after a federal appeals court in Virginia ruled last year that he erred when he sentenced the five men convicted in the case to terms ranging from 30 to 42? years.
In 2010, pirates attacked a U.S. Navy ship that they mistook for a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden. Sailors fired back, killing one pirate. The rest were captured.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/somali-pirates-life-prison-3rd-33-years-43386220
Related: 2 Somali pirates receive life sentences for attacking USS Ashland; third gets 33 years (The Virginian-Pilot)
