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INTERNASIONAL - Eight Indonesian citizen sentenced to 15-18 years in prison during the trial in the Court of Malaysia.
They were found guilty of hijacking an oil tanker last year.
Tanker MT Orkim Harmony carrying about 6,000 tons of oil worth 5.6 million US dollars, was hijacked by eight person on June 11 last year.
The vessel was on its way from the west coast of Malaysia to Kuantan Port on the east coast.
Six pirates got sentenced to 15 years in prison with five lashes. Then the other two convicted 18 years jail.
This information is reported by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, as released by the AFP news agency on Monday (28/11/2016).
Mentioned, eight Indonesian nationals were found guilty at the hearing Sunday in the state of Johor in southern Malaysia, close to Singapore.
Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau in Kuala Lumpur, calling the shipping community welcomed the decision of the court.
"We welcome the verdict. It will give a strong signal to the perpetrators of piracy that the crime will be severely punished," he said.
When the incident, eight actors had tried to escape from the tanker using a boat and disappeared in the darkness of night.
However, the Malaysian authorities to deploy warships to hunt for them.
Meanwhile, as many as 22 crew members survived, only a sailor who is also from Indonesia who suffered a gunshot wound in the thigh.
The pirates were then stranded in the southwest of the island Tho Chu, Vietnam, one week after the event. They claim to have an accident at sea.
But they were later taken into custody after local officials discovered eight were carrying large amounts of cash.
They were then accused of hijacking the tanker Orkim Harmony.
Eighth citizen was then extradited to Malaysia, Sunday morning, after being detained by Vietnamese authorities for almost 18 months.
