▁South ▁Korean ▁Navy ' s ▁actions . ▁The ▁pir ates ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁attempt ▁to ▁hold ▁South ▁Korean - flag ged ▁ships ▁and ▁sail ors ▁for ▁r ans om , ▁but ▁instead ▁attack ▁the ▁ships ▁and ▁kill ▁the ▁sail ors . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁proceed ings ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 ▁that ▁five ▁pir ates ▁captured ▁in ▁the ▁operation ▁had ▁been ▁transport ed ▁to ▁South ▁Korea , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁mar itime ▁rob ber y . ▁The ▁investigation ▁proceeded ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bus an , ▁as ▁both ▁Sam ho ▁Jew el ry ▁and ▁her ▁captain ▁were ▁based ▁there . ▁After ▁inter rog ating ▁the ▁captured ▁pir ates , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁leader , ▁Ab di ▁Ris q e ▁Sh akh , ▁ 2 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁lieutenant , ▁S uti ▁Ali ▁Har ut , ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁ra ids . ▁The ▁surv iving ▁pir ates ▁denied ▁knowing ▁one ▁another , ▁nor ▁who ▁had ▁shot ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁tank er , ▁though ▁investig ators ▁suspect ▁A rai ▁Mah omed ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁gun man . ▁The ▁defend ants ▁face ▁charges ▁of ▁mar itime ▁rob ber y , ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁ship ▁hij ack ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁armed ▁conflicts ▁and ▁attacks , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁ships ▁attacked ▁by ▁Som ali ▁pir ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Com