Somalia will keep the money
The six security contractors, sentenced last week to a total of 70 years in prison for illegally importing US$3.6 million in ransom money for pirates, have been pardoned but Somalia will keep the money, reports London’s Containerisation International.
The Somali government also fined the three Britons, one American and two Kenyans $100,000 for the release of their two light aircraft.
The security contractors were working under the operational charge of a Nairobi-based security company, Salama Fikira, when they were arrested at Mogadishu airport on May 24.
Source: Shipping Online
