In Somalia Court sentences 43 Islamist militants to death



The militants were members of al-Shabaab, an organisation of Sunni extremists that has been fighting for the domination of Somalia for years.

A Somalia Court on Saturday, June 18, sentenced 43 Islamist militants to death in the north-eastern city of Garowe in Puntland region for their role in recent attacks on the region.

Abdullahi Hersi Eed, Puntland's Regional Attorney General said that the court sentenced the militants to death for their role in the attack, which left 24 soldiers dead and another 73 wounded in the region.
The militants were members of al-Shabaab, an organisation of Sunni extremists that has been fighting for the domination of Somalia for years.
The Islamist insurgents want to set up a theocracy in the country.
The sentenced militants were part of 97 al-Shabaab members captured in northern parts of the country. The defendants were given one month to appeal.
"All of the defendants admitted their guilt, insisting they took part in the recent attacks," Hersi Eed said.
The court delayed the hearings of two militants, who were under 16 years old.

The semi-autonomous Puntland region has long been considered fairly stable.
However, in recent weeks there has been an increase in clashes between al-Shabaab fighters and the security forces.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nigerian Lawyer -Tunde Okewale awarded MBE in 2016 Queen's Honours List'

Image
“From GQ Cool List to Queen's Honours List”. The award was made in recognition of his "services to the community and disadvantaged young people". Tunde Okewale, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and founder of Urban Lawyers, is a popular figure on social media and made GQ’s 2014 “cool” list. Background and achievements Tunde is 32 years of age and a Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. He was raised on a council estate in Hackney, East London. He is the eldest of four children and was the first person in my family to attend university and obtain a degree. During his studies, Tunde undertook numerous simultaneous part-time jobs in the food and retail industry, to enable him to contribute towards his household. Consequently, his academic studies suffered, and he obtained a 2.2 in his undergraduate degree. Career advisors and professionals told him that he would never make it. Despite this setback, Tunde ploughed on. He involved himself in community work a...
Read more

PDP Apologise to Jonathan, Nigerians for your lies,' Party tells APC

Image
It also accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demands apologies from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to former President  Goodluck Jonathan  for the lies the party ruling party told against him. The party also asked the APC to apologise to Nigerians for the propaganda it dished out during the the 2015 election campaign. The PDP said this on Saturday, June 18, in a series of tweets via its handle @PdpNigeria. It also accused the  Muhammadu Buhari  administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The opposition party said what the present government successfully did in one year was shut down the economy, ruined businesses, drove away investors and gave excuses. It also condemned Buhari's silence on the killing of 18 wome...
Read more