‘Illegal fishing makes us pirates’

on September 21, 2015

Fisherman claims he was forced to become pirate.

Illegal fishing vessels have forced us to be pirates, says Iranian vessel hijacker

Pirates who seized Iranian ship have for the first time came forward to comment about the reason forced them to hijack ships.

One of the pirates who seized Iranian ship, Khaliif Osman Karani speaking to Goobjoog News said that they had faced continuous threats from foreign fishing boats which are equipped with weapons.

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Source: goobjoog.com

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