Somali pirates get life imprisonment in the US court

Five Somali pirates those had attacked at the US navy ship by mistake considering a trade’s vessels have been punished life time imprisonment.

The men were found guilty in November of attempting to hijack the USS Nicholas, a ship which was traveling for an anti-piracy mission. The men had kidnapped by pirates and enforced to fire their weapons in the April attack, defense lawyers say.

The prosecutors said the men were the first time crooked of piracy by a US jury since 1820. The piracy certainly conceded a compulsory life imprisonment; the men were punished an extra 80 years for firearms allegations on account of hijacking attempt.

The men said they would call against the decision and the punishment.

Commenting on the decision US Attorney Neil MacBride said today’s punishment should send a clear message for those are involved in piracy. He told to the reporters the pirate offender had been hanged in 1820, so the sentence handed down by Judge Mark Davis was highest ever in a piracy conviction.

The trials were situated in Norfolk in the US state of Virginia, one of the biggest marine bases in the world and also a home port to the USS Nicholas. According to filed documents in the federal court, the team of five youngster defendants generally fishermen in their mid-20 had placed from Somalia in March looking for a trade vessel to rob.

The men said they were guaranteed thousands of dollars for the hijack. After eight days the men managed a plan to assault the USS Nicholas, which had been positioned to the east coast of Africa on an anti-piracy mission.  The Nicholas responded fire and gave follow, arresting the criminals and taking them aboard the ship and demolishing their skiff.