An official says Puntland state has released dozens Al shabaab members captured in recent battle from several jails in the region, including Garowe, the region’s capital Garowe.
| That might make sense in the original Somali... |
Gen Muhaydin Ahmed Muse, the commander of Puntland’s anti-terror police said the Al shabaab prisoners had been freed, with a court has ruled to appeal their early sentences. Muse has called on Puntland judiciary to review the decision to free the detained Al shabaab members held at the prisons. Puntland state did not comment on the general’s comments.
| If you wait long enough the appeal won't matter... |
Puntland forces have captured dozens of Al shabaab fighters as prisoners of war during Suuj battle.
| Capturing them and keeping them on ice seems like a good idea. Releasing them means you'll just have to capture or kill them later. |
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