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Papua New Guinea's most notorious criminal has been sentenced to 30 years jail over one of the country's biggest bank robberies.
In 2008, William Kapris and his accomplices kidnapped the manager of Bank South Pacific's Madang branch and held his family hostage.
Dressed as policemen, the robbers went to the bank and stole $US1 million.
The National Court has sentenced Kapris to 30 years' jail for several offences including armed robbery, conspiracy and kidnapping.
Eleven others have also been handed prison sentences for their roles in the heist.
Kapris is already serving time for attempted murder, two jailbreaks and the robbery of a gold refinery.
He is also facing charges over a second bank robbery.
In 2008, William Kapris and his accomplices kidnapped the manager of Bank South Pacific's Madang branch and held his family hostage.
Dressed as policemen, the robbers went to the bank and stole $US1 million.
The National Court has sentenced Kapris to 30 years' jail for several offences including armed robbery, conspiracy and kidnapping.
Eleven others have also been handed prison sentences for their roles in the heist.
Kapris is already serving time for attempted murder, two jailbreaks and the robbery of a gold refinery.
He is also facing charges over a second bank robbery.
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