Somalia: Puntland court sentences former governor-Progress?

[Che -Guevara]

Somalia: Puntland court sentences former governor

13 Oct 13, 2009 - 11:03:12 AM

 

 

 

BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 13 (Garowe Online) - A former provincial governor was sentenced to serve a six-month term in a court in Somalia's Puntland region, Radio Garowe reports.

 

The Bossaso Court listened to the case against Mr. Abdinur Gessey, the former governor of Mudug region, who was arrested by Puntland police in August in connection with the assassination of Puntland's late information minister, Mr. Warsame Abdi "Sefta Bananka."

 

Mr. Mohamud Hassan Osman, Puntland's prosecutor-general, presented a case against the former governor who was sentenced to serve six months in jail.

 

Mr. Osman said five suspects who escaped were sentenced in absentia, with the two killers sentenced to death and the three accomplices sentenced to serve 15 years each.

 

Mr. Gessey, who spoke in court, said he did not show up at the burial of the late Information Minister because he was ill. He stated that he ordered local police to catch the killers immediately after the deadly shooting in Galkayo on Aug. 5, 2009, when Mr. Warsame Abdi lost his life.

 

It is the first time in Puntland's 11-year history that an active provincial governor

was arrested for a crime and sentenced in court.

 

Currently, there is a Puntland MP jailed in Bossaso awaiting trail for a rape case, making it the first time a Puntland lawmaker was jailed and lost his immunity.

Source: Garowe Online

[Faarax-Brawn]

Did i see it right? Does it say six months?

[Che -Guevara]

Yes, only six months and I guess the actual killers will face no justice either. I guess it is symbolism that matters not ( men in power being prosecuted) that would make difference to the victim's family.

[bilan]

Did they not sentence the actual killers to death; I do not think they have any evidence against this guy. Why do you think he deserves harsher sentence?

[Thankful]

Faroole's son's want to try and change every news to make them look good. There's no accountability, for instance when there was that fire on the boat, they said that "government officials blamed previous administration for not enacted fire laws."

 

Now they are trying to say that previous admins gave governors immunity from rape and murder? There has never been a minister killed while on duty and there is no way a family will allow a rape to occur and not seek punishment against the accused. This are crimes of murder and rape are involving government officials are new to Puntland.

 

Most admin praise the leaders and governments before them for everything and show respect, but these guys always twist things to make it look like now things are better and before they were worse. They don't realize they are making Puntland look bad!!! As these clowns have implied, who would want to invest in a place that just started punishing parliament members accused of rape or punish someone involved in murder with 6 months?

 

This is exactly why the VOA was banned for simply interviewing someone, he needed to put his spin on all the news.

[Cowke]

Originally posted by Che -Guevara:

[QB] Somalia: Puntland court sentences former governor

13 Oct 13, 2009 - 11:03:12 AM

 

 

 

BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 13 (Garowe Online) - A former provincial governor was sentenced to serve a six-month term in a court in Somalia's Puntland region, Radio Garowe reports.

 

The Bossaso Court listened to the case against Mr. Abdinur Gessey, the former governor of Mudug region, who was arrested by Puntland police in August in connection with the assassination of Puntland's late information minister, Mr. Warsame Abdi "Sefta Bananka."

 

Mr. Mohamud Hassan Osman, Puntland's prosecutor-general, presented a case against the former governor who was sentenced to serve six months in jail.

 

Mr. Osman said five suspects who escaped were sentenced in absentia, with the

two killers sentenced to death and the three accomplices sentenced to serve 15 years each

.

 

Mr. Gessey, who spoke in court, said he did not show up at the burial of the late Information Minister because he was ill. He stated that he ordered local police to catch the killers immediately after the deadly shooting in Galkayo on Aug. 5, 2009, when Mr. Warsame Abdi lost his life.

 

It is the first time in Puntland's 11-year history that an active provincial governor

was arrested for a crime and sentenced in court.

 

Currently, there is a Puntland MP jailed in Bossaso awaiting trail for a rape case, making it the first time a Puntland lawmaker was jailed and lost his immunity.

Source: Garowe Online

Many people don't attend their court cases in developed nations. However the system will catch up with them sooner or later.

 

These people were sentenced already to death, now the law enforcement will find them and prompty arrest them and carry out the court sentencing.

 

As for the governor he was not found guilty of killing anyone and he didn't he was suspected of planning it which he got 6 months. But 2 people are going to be killed for the former minister.

[Che -Guevara]

^No is getting killed, and what about his son?

[Che -Guevara]

Magaalada Boosaaso oo Xukun ku riday Gudoomiyihii Gobolka Mudug

 

 

 

Boosaaso (AB):-Cabdi Nuur Maxamed Geeseey Gudoomiyihii Gobolka Mudug ee Maamul Goboleedka Soomaaliyeed Puntland ayay Maxkamada Magaalada Boosaaso xukun ku riday markii lagu soo dacweeyay inuu ka danbeeyay dil loo gaystay Wasiirkii Warfaafinta seefta Banaanka Alle ha u naxariistee kaasoo Gaalkacyo lagu dilay.

 

 

Maxmakada oo shalay la soo taagay Mas'uulkaan ayaa ugu danbeyn markii la dhageystay dacwda waxaa lagu xukumay 6 bilood oo xabsi ah iyadoo la sheegay inuu ka danbeeyay dilkii Wasiirkii Warfaafinta Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland kaasoo lagu dilay Magaalada Gaalkacyo iyadoo kooxo hubeysan oo baxsaday ay dilkaasi fuiyeen.

 

 

Gudoomiyihii Gobolka Mudug Cabdi Nuur Maxamed Geeseey ayaa Maxkamada horteeda ka sheegay inuusan danbiile ahayn islamarkaana wax lug ah ku lahayn dilka loo gaystay Wasiirkii Warfaafinta Puntland waxaana uu intaasi ku sii daray inaysan waxba ka jirin eedeynta loo jeedinayo ee ah inuu cabsi maalmo badan la maqnaa markii dilku dhacay.

 

 

"aniga si aad ah ayaan u xanuunsaday markii dilku dhacay sidaas ayaana maalmo guriga uga soo bixi waayay mana jirto wax garsooruhu sheegayo" ayuu ku dooday Gudoomiye Cabdi Nuur Geeseey

 

 

Cabdi Nuur Geesey oo ahaan jiray Gudoomiyaha Gobolka Mudug ayaa horaantii bishii Agosto sanadkaan xilka laga xayuubiyay kadib markii lagu eedeeyay inuu ka danbeeyay dilkii Magaalada Gaalkacyo loogu gaystay wasiirkii warfaafinta Puntland Warsame Cabdi Shirwac " Seefta Banaanka".

 

 

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[Faarax-Brawn]

because i am bored,let me ask you this: why was this dude called seefta bananka?--that is a really weired name.

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

"Six months" for a guy who didn't kill anyone is not bad for justice in that part of the world. The government had no evidence against this man, other than that he didn't show up for the funeral. (There was only "tuhun" of some sort that the former governor knew something since the killers were from his sub-clan))

 

I say the system is working boys.

[Cowke]

Libaax. Those two will be killed i am fairly certain of it, because if they are not it can trigger a clan-war.

 

I am sure the people would prefer 2 ppl dead rather then clan warfare.

 

You can't hide in puntland for that long, words get around. I suspect these people went to galmudug section to hide out, knowing puntland police won't go there as it is not apart of their juristiction.

 

But it only takes 1 guy to be sent over there to say come over a chewing session tommorow night on the northern side of galkacyo and he will be nabbed or their might be a transfer system between galmudug and puntland.

 

I don't know we will wait and see, but what we do know is someone will have to die for this incident for the sake of peace.

[Thankful]

The question Cowke is, why was he targeted in the first place? From what I heard it was retalition for 3 guys that were killed weeks earlier, who had gone to close down an illegal checkpoint and were fired upon. If this is the case, then the score is settled, that is why there is no longer anymore fighting.

[Gheelle.T]

It's indeed a good development. And I hope those perpetrators who killed the minister will be caught and brought to justice.

 

ThankfulSP, give it a rest would you! What's with you and this obsession with Faroole's sons?

[Thankful]

Do you read Garoweonline?

 

Currently, there is a Puntland MP jailed in Bossaso awaiting trail for a rape case, making it the first time a Puntland lawmaker was jailed and lost his immunity.

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Do you read this garbage? So Lawmakers in the past had immunity from crimes they committed? What immunity are they talking about?

[Gheelle.T]

^What is this past thing that's making you feel insecure?

Puntland has been there for damn 11 yrs. Besides, what if the same thing is been reported by other sites? Would it bother you at all?