Terorrists Sentenced in Somaliland

[Jacaylbaro]

HARGEISA (Reuters) - A court in breakaway Somaliland sentenced five men to death in absentia Wednesday for masterminding suicide bomb attacks in 2008 that killed at least 24 people.

 

The synchronised blasts in October 2008 -- at Ethiopia's embassy, the local president's office and a U.N. building -- were blamed on Somalia's militant insurgent movement al Shabaab, which has links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

 

The blasts in the northern territory, which has been relatively stable since declaring itself independent in 1991, showed the militants could operate beyond their southern strongholds and were one of Somalia's worst suicide attacks.

 

Officials at the Regional Court of Hargeisa, capital of the enclave, said the five convicted Somalis were on the run in other parts of the Horn of Africa nation.

 

Somaliland carries out the death sentence by shooting.

 

Of 11 men in its custody, all from Somaliland, nine were released then re-arrested following a prosecution appeal, officials and witnesses said. That angered relatives who had to be dispersed by police firing in the air outside court.

 

Two were sentenced to 18 months' jail for obstruction of justice, court officials said.

 

Unlike anarchic southern Somalia -- where hardline Islamist rebels are battling a weak government and chaos has often reigned for the last 18 years -- Somaliland prides itself on having a working judiciary and government structure.

[MAXIMUS POWERS]

Good News!

[Jacaylbaro]

yeah ,, that is how a terrorist should be treated. The should know the cost of killing civilians.

[Thankful]

The blasts in the northern territory,

which has been relatively stable since declaring itself independent in 1991, showed the militants could operate beyond their southern strongholds and were

one of Somalia's worst suicide attacks.

 

Officials at the Regional Court of Hargeisa

, capital of the enclave, said the

five convicted Somalis were on the run in other parts of the Horn of Africa nation.

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Lol, even after 18 years Reuters know's it's only NW Somalia.

[RedSea]

^ The Important thing is, you as a Somali knows it as SOMALILAND.

[The Zack]

Waraa reer somaalileen get another name to call this convicted guys, argagixiso kulahaa. Copy-ga and gaalo iska dhig ka batay maryooleyda maalmahan. How about you create a homeland security minister as well?

[Mr. Somalia]

^^^

You right saaxiib. Argagixiso is a little too harsh. Maybe they oughtta refer to him as an ONLF terrorist? What do you think ?

[The Zack]

Red Sea busted you,yaa DhulQarneyn, welcome back homie! Glad u r back, kinda missed ur canatarabaqash.

[Mr. Somalia]

^^^

Red sea, jinn la yiraahdo dulqarnain ayaa dib weyn ku haya ee adiguna ma sidiisa oo kale miyaa laguu hayaa?

 

Anyway saaxiib,iiga jawaab su'aalsha...? Don't you think they should call him an ONLF terrorist instead?

[The Zack]

^It took you 4 months or so to get another nick, do you really wanna re-do that again?

 

P.s. How do you know I am an ONLF member/sympathizer if you aint DhulQarneyn.

[Mr. Somalia]

^^^

 

I'm going to assume that was supposed to be a serious response...

 

1. Who said you are an ONLF supporter?

2. Who said you symathize with those loosers?

3. Who says I am who you say I am?

 

Zack, I'd respond if I could figure out what the heck you're talking about...but since you refuse to answer my simple question-- Raadaarka waa kaa warreejinayaa.

 

P.S. Calling me this weird dulqarun name is more than a little vain, don't you think?

[The Zack]

Is there an ignore button in SOL?

[Mr. Somalia]

*Sigh*

[RedSea]

lool Zack. The other day he was trying to preach to us with 'we shall all love thee" theme. I'd fallen for that If he weren't Dhulqarnayn.

 

Welcome back Dhulqarnayn (:

[Jacaylbaro]

All terrorists will be charged the same .... they have no place in Somaliland. They can try to attack but at the end they will end up behind the bars.

 

 

A message to all .................