Indonesian pirates jailed in Malaysia

Indonesian pirates jailed in Malaysia

MALAYSIA: Seven Indonesian pirates were sentenced to six
years' jail and several lashes of the cane in Malaysia, reports
said on Tuesday.

The seven, arrested earlier this year, were found guilty of
attempted robbery, possession of dangerous weapons and entering
the country illegally, The New Straits Times said.

A court in the southern state of Johor sentenced two of the
group to 76 months' jail and eight strokes of the cane. Five
others were also given lengthy jail terms and seven strokes while
one of the pirates was spared the lashing because he is aged over
50.

The seven were arrested on April 21 in waters off Johor, near
neighboring Singapore, following a series of attacks on ships.
Police believed they were involved in the April 8 robbery of a
Singapore-owned oil tanker, the Kyosei Maru in Johor's Tanjung
Pelepas port in the Singapore Strait. -- AFP