SOMALIA: 43 AL SHABAB MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PUNTLAND STATE

A military court in Puntland state of Somalia sentenced 43 Al shabab militants to death. The militants had been captured in fighting between Puntland security forces and alshabab in March of this year.
Puntland state attorney general Abdullahi Hirsi Elmi said that the militants have been charged under the anti terrorism laws of Puntland state.
“These men admitted to being alshabab group and were using boats to wreck havoc in Puntland. They killed people, injured people and displaced people and they have been charged under puntland laws” said attorney general Abdullahi Hirsi Elmi.
According to Puntland attorney general, all sentenced militants will have the opportunity resort to the court of appeals and then final decision will be made.
54 minors have been exempted from the death charges and sent to rehabilitation centers within Puntland state.
This is biggest number of Alshabab militants in history sentenced to death at one time.
In 2013,13 Alshabab fighters were sentenced to death and shot by a firing squad in Puntland state.