Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland military court has sentenced 43
Alshabab members to death. The members of the Islamist jihadist group were captured in
fighting between Puntland security forces and Alshabab in March of this
year.
Puntland state attorney general Abdullahi Hirsi Elmi said that the
members have been charged under the anti terrorism laws of Puntland
state.
According to Puntland attorney general, all the sentenced members
Alshabaab 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 members s in history
sentenced to death at one time. 13 Alshabab fighters were sentenced to
death and shot by a firing squad in Puntland state in 2013.
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