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Puntland military court sentences five men to death |
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SOMALIA: PUNTLAND MILITARY COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO FIVE SHABAB MEMBERS
April 22, 2021: Court of the Armed forces of the Puntland State of Somalia on 21 April 2021 handed down death sentence to five Shabab members who were found guilty in what the court said a series of assassinations and planting landmines in Galkacyo and some parts of the country. The group, who were said to have been operating in Galkacyo in more than a decade, were accused to have assassinated members of the armed forces, civil society including journalists and other members of the Puntland officials, according to Puntland officials and local media reports. Shortly after the opening of the court session, Major Awil Warsame Mohamed, the attorney general of the court of the armed forces of Mudug and Cayn said "I hereby present these five Shabab convicts in front of the first decree court of the armed forces in Galkacyo: "Feisal Ahmed Bashiir known as Gujis, 31 yrs, live in Galkacyo as technician; Sahal Abdullahi Jama known as Abdirahman, 32 yrs, live in Galkacyo and works as a driver; Idiris Mohamed Afyare, 25 yrs, live in Galkacyo and works as a shop owner; Salman Mohamud Saleban Abdulkadir Alfaarisi, 22 yrs, live in Galkacyo and works as a bakery owner; Jama Muriidi Hussein Mohamed, 20 yrs, live in Galkacyo.” Colonel Ali Shire, the judge, declared that all five men were found guilty in assassinations that took place in northern Galkacyo since 2008. (Source: Horn Observer, 21/04/2021)
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