The military court issues prison sentences to members of Al-Shabaab

The Military Court of First Instance issued various prison sentences to members of Al-Shabaab accused of membership and cooperation with the movement.

The court sentenced Hawa Osman Abdi, who admitted belonging to the Al-Shabaab movement and storing weapons that the fighters were using in their operations in Mogadishu and neighboring areas, to 8 years in prison. The court also convicted Awal Adam Jama of spying for Al-Shabaab and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with hard labour.

It also sentenced Hassan Ali Hassan, who was driving a taxi and transporting people to places controlled by Al-Shabaab, to one year in prison and to be under police surveillance, and released Mahmoud Abdi Hussein, who was proven innocent in court.