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Death Sentences Upheld For Somali Child Rapists
[RADIOSHABELLE] An appeal court in north-east Somalia has upheld the death sentence ...the barbaric practice of sentencing a murderer to be punished for as long as his/her/its victim is dead...for three men convicted of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl. Aisha Ilyaas Aden was kidnapped, gang-raped and killed near her home in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... , in February. The case caused uproar and sparked demonstrations across the country. Ten suspects were initially arrested but the regional High Court found three of them guilty in May. Prosecutors said they relied on DNA evidence for the first time to convict them. The Puntland Supreme Court’s verdict is final. Related: Galkayo: 2019-07-19 Gunmen Kill A Somali Elder In Galkayo Town Galkayo: 2019-07-01 Puntland court OKs death sentences against 3 raped 12-year-old girl Galkayo: 2019-06-17 Galmudug state forces carry out attacks after mass shooting Related: Puntland: 2019-07-19 Gunmen Kill A Somali Elder In Galkayo Town Puntland: 2019-07-01 Puntland court OKs death sentences against 3 raped 12-year-old girl Puntland: 2019-06-12 Puntland state forces begin operation following militant attack Posted by: Fred 2019-08-24 |
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