Malaysia has revealed its intention to have the eight hijackers of the tanker Orkim Harmony tried in the country.

The Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the extradition request was handed over to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a bilateral meeting.

Hijackers attacked the 7,301-dwt ship last June, before getting arrested in Vietnamese waters, near Tho Chu Island.

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