South korea trial Somali pirates

South Korea (ROK) will hold a session of five Somali pirates in the town of Busan on Monday (5/23/2011). Five pirates were arrested in a dramatic operation in the Indian Ocean pernyerbuan four months ago. They have five charges, including robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder. The pirates had threatened sentence of life imprisonment.

In recent years, the action of the Somali pirates continue to rise. In fact, the waters of Somalia is one of the world's busiest shipping lane. Actually a lot that can be pinned by a pirate ship. However, most of the freed because there is no state judge. The day before trial, to tighten security in Busan. About 100 anti-riot police on alert at the Busan District Criminal Court. Only a few people who get permits to enter the courtroom. They, also a journalist who covered the trial, must pass through metal detectors, said court spokesman, Jeon Ji-hwan.

"We do our best to maintain security and order because the trial is an international spotlight," he said. Unusual aspect of this trial is a jury panel consisting of 12 persons. They are entitled to file a decision. However, judges do not have to follow the advice. One pirate named Husseen Abdulahi Maxamuud pleaded guilty to all charges. Verdict against him would be read on 1 June. While the verdict for four colleagues will read on Friday (27/05/2011). Navy special forces stormed a freighter Samho Jewelry South Korea on 21 January. Pirates seized the ship for six days. Besides successfully captured five pirates, South Korean special forces also killed eight other pirates.

The crew, which numbered 21 people, survived despite the ship's captain, Hae Seok-kyun (58), hit by gunfire. After experiencing some operations, the condition is now stable Seok. Seok will provide written testimony to be read out in court. According to the investigation team, some pirates are also involved in the hijacking of another ship in South Korea, Samho Dream. The ship weighs 300,000 tons, and 24 crew freed by ransom 9 million U.S. dollars (USD 76.8 billion). Although piracy in Somali waters often happens, the perpetrators are rarely brought to justice. Last March, the United States court sentenced to life imprisonment plus 80 years to five Somali pirates. They attacked U.S. Navy ships stationed in the anti-piracy patrol.

A month later, a Somali pirate sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role merchant ship and crew hostage for 71 days. In early May, the Spanish courts fell into 439 years in prison for two Somali pirates hijacked a fishing vessel in 2009. Meanwhile, the Malaysian army arrested seven suspected pirates who seize Malaysian tanker. In that country, they are under sentence of death.