U.S. COURT CONVICTS FIVE SOMALIS OF PIRACY

摘要

A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., late last month convicted five men from Somalia of engaging in piracy and related offenses in their attack on the USS Nicholas. It is believed to be the first piracy trial conviction in the United States since 1820. After nine days of trial, the jury convicted the five men-Mohammed Modin Hasan, Gabul Abdullahi Ali, Abdi Wali Dire, Abdi Mohammed Gurewardher, and Abdi Mohammed Umar, all from Somalia-of piracy, attack to plunder a vessel, act of violence against persons on a vessel, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon on federal officers and employees, conspiracy to use firearms during a crime of violence, and multiple firearm counts, including the use of a rocket propelled grenade (RPG).