A South Korean court yesterday jailed a Somali pirate for life after convicting him of the attempted murder of the captain of a hijacked ship.
Mahomed Araye was also found guilty of maritime robbery. Prosecutors had sought a death sentence.
Another member of the gang that seized the South Korea-operated chemical carrier Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea in January was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while two others received 13 years.