The American court sentenced the Somali pirate to 25 years in prison

The Federal Court of the Capital District of Columbia first issued a verdict in the case related to piracy. Citizen Somali Jam Idle Ibrahim was sentenced to 25 years in prison. This was reported by the US Department of Justice.

As noted in the statement of the Ministry of Justice, Jam Idla Ibrahim in November 2010 was already sentenced to 30 years in prison.

To mitigate the punishment, he went to a deal with justice and found himself guilty not in piracy directly, which is punishable by lifelong conclusion under American laws, but in committing crimes in a number of other articles, such as armed attacks in order to rob in the Gulf of Aden, ITAR-TASS reports.

The new term, as the Ministry of Justice emphasizes, will not be added to the existing one. Jam Idla Ibrahim will serve him at the same time as the court appointed him in November. Thus, the duration of the Somalian conclusion will actually will not increase.

Jam Idle Ibrahim took part in the capture and robbery of the merchant ship, as well as the holding of his team members in hostage within 71 days. The ship was released in January 2009 after paying a ransom of $ 1.7 billion.

“Today's pirates have nothing to do with Fleibustors from Hollywood films,” said Ronald Machen prosecutor. “They are ruthless bandits armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles and grenade launchers ... Twenty -five years of prison are a fair punishment for the attack that threatened the international trade and lives of people.”