13 September 2016

News Story: Vietnam agrees to extradite 8 Indonesian pirates to Malaysia

HANOI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The People's Court in Vietnam's capital Hanoi agreed on Monday to extradite eight Indonesian pirates to Malaysia.

According to the court, a group of eight pirates planned to rob a Malaysian petrol tanker in early June 2015.

On June 11, 2015, when tanker Orkim Harmony was traveling in territorial water of Malaysia, these pirates tried to rob it and injured one crew member.

After that, they escaped into Vietnam's territorial water and were arrested by Vietnam Coast Guard and Border Guard, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.

Read the full story at Xinhua