...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...
Vice President Ahmed Cisman Karash said men who rape and murder women are just like al-Shabaab
...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...terrorists.
Ahmed Karash, who was giving a speech at a meeting in Garowe last night, said it is unacceptable to rape maidens of tender yearss three to nine years old.
Once they hit ten they're good to go.
The latest rape in Puntland, said Vice President of Puntland has been put on a committee, which will ensure and monitor the access to justice for these girls.
Acting President Puntland has indicated that they will end rape in the area and engage in a similar war against terrorism.
The Puntland Women's Ministry said that this year alone in Puntland, there have been 71 cases of rape and murder, in part with maidens of tender yearss.