Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Somalia's Military Court Sentences 15 Linked to Al-Shabab

Sh.m.network
6 December 2011

Mogadisho — The Military Court of the transitional federal government of Somalia (TFG) early on Tuesday morning sentenced different punishment at least fifteen people, many of them were found guilty of connection with Al-shabab fighters.
The court said, eight of the fifteen sentenced persons have been sentenced to death penalty for committing acts against the national security, including attacks against Somali government compounds harming innocent civilians in Mogadishu.

One Somali government soldier was among the sentenced by the military court Tuesday that was charged of raping a Somali woman in Mogadishu and other crimes against the civilians.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdillahi Mohamed Keyse, Somali military court judge read out the court's decision to the reporters in Mogadishu that a number of witnesses testified the convicted during the court proceeding and hearing today.
Mr.Keyse also noted that the seven others have been sentenced five to fifteen years of imprisonment, after they were found links to Al-shabab militants.
This is not the first the Somalia's military court under TFG to carry out death penalty and imprisonment sentences to people found in connection with Al-shabab fighters in the capital Mogadishu.

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