35 crew men of US ship get 5 yrs’ jail
13 Jan 2016 4:04 AM IST
A city court on Mondya sentenced five years’ rigorous imprisonment to all 35 crew members of US company-owned ship Seaman Guard Ohio, which was held for illegally entering Indian territory with arms.
Judge Rajasekhar also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 each on the crew members comprising 12 Indians, three Ukranians, six British and 14 Estonian nationals.
The crew, arrested on October 18, 2013, after their ship was intercepted by Indian Coast Guard off Tuticorin port, had been granted conditional bail by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in March, 2014.
The crew was arrested after the Coast Guard personnel found the ship carrying arms illegally in Indian waters off Tuticorin, a charge denied by the vessel authorities.
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