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Somali court jails alleged rape victim
2013-02-07
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] A Somali court Tuesday jailed a woman, who said she was raped by security forces, for insulting state institutions in a case that has sparked international alarm.

The woman and a journalist, who interviewed her but did not broadcast a story about the case, were each jailed for one year.

Judge Ahmed Adan said the woman was guilty of "offending state institutions" by claiming she was raped. He ordered her to start the jail term after she has finished breastfeeding her infant.

Journalist Abdiaziz Abdinuur, 25, is already in detention and was to begin his sentence immediately.

He was found guilty of offending state institutions "by making a false interview, and entering the house of a woman whose husband was not present."

Abdinuur works for several Somali radio stations and international media. He was detained on January 10 while researching sexual violence in Somalia. He did not air or print any report after interviewing the woman.

Three other defendants, including the husband of the alleged victim, and a man and woman who helped introduce her to the journalist, were found not guilty.
Posted by:Fred

#1  IF she lied, no compassion, IF she didn't hang them by the balls, until they come off.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-02-07 13:48  

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