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2012-06-07 Africa Horn

Somali military court bans soldiers from collecting illegal tax

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Posted by Fred 2012-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Ok, so soldiers are banned from collecting a checkpoint tax, but al-Shabaab may continue with collecting the very same tax.

Posted by American Delight 2012-06-07 05:49|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2012-06-07 05:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't that more like a bribe?

Posted by gorb 2012-06-07 18:37|| 2012-06-07 18:37|| Front Page Top

#3 A bribe? No, I see it differently. Under Islamic tax law throughout antiquity, the caliph authorized the imposition of a tax on traders as they enter the jurisdiction of a tax collector appointed by the caliph. That is why the Taliban instituted checkpoint taxes in Afghanistan and why al-Shabaab does it in Somalia. You could call it extortion, but from their point of view it's perfectly legal in their religion.

Posted by American Delight 2012-06-07 20:48|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2012-06-07 20:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah. I guess we can file it under "yet another misunderstanding" then.

Posted by gorb 2012-06-07 23:15|| 2012-06-07 23:15|| Front Page Top

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