A Puntland military court in Somalia’s northeastern regional sentenced five Al-Shabaab operatives to death.
The Puntland state military Court Judge Colonel Ali Shire in a statement said that the five were found guilty of high-profile assassinations and targeted killings in the state.
The Judge also highlighted that prosecution had established beyond reasonable doubt that the defendants were guilty of the charges against them.
The terror operatives handed death sentence by firing squad include; Mohamed Abdullahi Ayanle (Abbeyle), Qasim Jaylani Al-Turabi, Hashi Mumin (Abu-dayib), Abdulkadir Ahmed Ummal (Abu-Abdalla) and Mohamed Ali Awke (Jeri).
Those affected in the latest landmark ruling come from the Mudug region and Ayn, which have been terror hotspots for the last couple of months. The Al-Qaeda aligned Al-Shabaab does not have a strong presence in Puntland but they have been making inroads.
