The Higher People's Court of south China's Guangxi...

The Higher People's Court of south China's Guangxi Zhuang handed down second court verdicts ranging from imprisonment to death for 14 Myanmar pirates charged with raiding a Taiwanese cargo ship and setting its 21 crew members adrift in the Andaman Sea. The head of the pirate gang, Maung Htay Aung, was given the death sentence with a two year reprieve. Kwaw Soe and Kyaw Soe Lin were sentenced to life in prison with confiscation of all personal property whilst eleven other pirates were sentenced to prison terms from 3 to 10 years as well as various fines and deportation.