Supreme Court upholds Somali pirate’s life sentence

The life sentence for a Somali pirate who hijacked a South Korean freighter and shot its captain early this year was upheld in the Supreme Court Thursday, denying his last appeal.The court upheld the ruling for Mahomed Arai’s, 21, the leader of five pirates captured on the hijacked ship, Samho Jewelry, for attempted murder, maritime robbery and six other offenses.The court also upheld the earlier sentences of 13 to 15 years for three others ? Abdikhad Iman Ali, Abdullah Ali and Aul

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