SOMALIA·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 27, 2001·1 MIN READ

Puntland police chief, Colonel Hirsi Said Farah, denied...

Puntland police chief, Colonel Hirsi Said Farah, denied news reports that two women were sentenced to death by stoning

Puntland police chief, Colonel Hirsi Said Farah, denied news reports that two women were sentenced to death by stoning. He said: "the police, the courts, and all concerned are surprised and astonished by these reports."

— SOURCES

(Sources: Middle East Intelligence Wire, 27/02/2001)