<p><br /> Five suspected Somali pirates captured in a commando raid that freed a South Korean ship have arrived in Busan where courts have issued warrants on charges of maritime robbery and attempted murder.<br /> </p><p><br /> South Korea's navy rescued all 21 crew members aboard the hijacked South Korean chemical ship, Samho Jewelry, on January 21.<br /> </p><p><br /> The captain of the 11,500-tonne Samho Jewelry was shot and wounded by pirates during the rescue mission. Five suspected pirates were captured, and eight were killed.<br /> </p><p><br /> The suspects arrived early on Sunday morning aboard a royal jet belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and were taken to a local court where they denied almost all allegations, Yonhap reported, citing court officials.<br /> </p><p><br /> On Saturday night, the captain of the ship, 58-year-old Seok Hae-kyun was flown into an airbase south of Seoul where he was then transported to Ajou University Hospital in Suwon for treatment for at least three gunshot wounds, said Yonhap.<br /> </p><p><br /> The vessel, en route to Sri Lanka from the UAE, was seized on January 15 with a crew of eight Koreans, 11 Myanmar nationals and two Indonesians.<br /> </p>
