NASSIR Posted August 25, 2011 Somalia: Puntland court sentences Somaliland officials to 10 years 24 Aug 24, 2011 - 11:53:23 PM A court in Somalia’s Puntland state has sentenced four officials from Somalia’s separatist region of Somaliland to 10 years in prison, Radio Garowe reports. On Wednesday, the First Degree Court of Garowe city of Puntland proceeded with criminal hearings for eight men, including officials of Somaliland administration. The defendants were charged with illegally entering parts of Puntland and planning to commit political sabotage in favor of Somaliland, according to court documents. After presentations by the prosecutor and defense lawyers, court judge Abdinur Jama Hussein sentenced four Somaliland officials to 10 years jail-terms. The officials were identified as follows: Mr. Salad Ismail Mohamud, mayor of Las Anod; Mr. Saeed Ali Shire and Mr. Mohamed Ali Artan, officials of Somaliland’s education ministry; and Mr. Abdirashid Abdullahi, judge of Las Anod appeals court. Another four soldiers, who were all arrested on the same day, were sentenced to serve 5-year sentences in Puntland jails. A ninth man, identified as Sharmake Ali, was released after the court found him “not guilty” of the criminal charges. The three vehicles the Somaliland officials were traveling in were ruled over the Puntland police. On Aug. 11, Puntland security forces arrested 19 persons who traveled from Las Anod to Taleh district, also part of Sool region. In a press release, Puntland’s government blamed Somaliland Information Minister Ahmed Abdi Habsade for “provocation” and accused him of planning to stir insecurity in the area. READ: Puntland Responds to Somaliland Provocation at Taleh District Las Anod is the capital of Sool region, which is disputed between Somaliland’s separatist administration and the Puntland state government in northern Somalia. In 2007, Somaliland forces violently seized control of Las Anod and have subsequently appointed pro-Somaliland officials to high positions, although terrorist groups have carried out multiple assassinations against Somaliland officials in Las Anod in recent years. Somaliland's separatist administration has not responded publicly to the court ruling of its officials in Puntland. Somaliland claims ownership over Sool and Sanaag regions whose inhabitants are from Puntland clans, thereby leading to 'border' fighting between Puntland and Somaliland, regions in northern Somalia. Puntland considers itself as part of a future federal Somalia, while Somaliland unilaterally declared independence in 1991 but has not been recognized internationally. Source: Garowe Online Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted August 25, 2011 Attention seekers ... lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted August 25, 2011 Maxkamadda darajada koowaad ee Garowe oo xukunno kala duwan ku ridday Arbaco, Ogoosto 24, 2011 (HOL) –Maamulka Puntland ayaa maanta xukunno kala duwan ku fuliyay masuuliyiin ka tirsan maamulka Somaliland ,kuwaasi oo lagu soo qabtay dagaal ka dhacay meel ku dhow degmada Taleex horaantii bishan. Maxkamadda darajada koowaad ee magaalada Garowe ayaa dhagaysatay eedaymihii loo soo jeediyay maxaabiista la soo taagay maxkamada ,iyadoo lagu eedeeyay in ay si sharci darro ah ku soo galeen xuduudaha Puntland. Waxaa inta badan raggan maxkamadda la hor keenay ay isugu jireen kuwa xilal kala duwan ka hayay wasaaradaha qaar ee maamulka Somaliland iyo askar ilaalo u ahayd xilligii la qabanayay. C/nuur Jaamac gudoomiyaha maxkamadda darajada koowada ee caasimadda Puntland ayaa afar kamid ah eedaysanayaashii la horkeenay maxkamadda ku riday xukun min 10-sano oo xarig ah. Afartan ruux ayaa lugu kala magacaabaa Siciid Cali Shire ,Maxamed Cali Cartan iyo Salaad Ismaaciil Maxamuud ,halka shan askari oo masuuliyiinta la socday markii la soo qabanayay lagu xukumay min shan sano oo xarig ah. Masuuliyiin ka tirsan maxkamadda ayaa sheegay in taliyihii aaga Sool u qaabilsanaa maamulka Somaliland aan la soo taagin maxkamadda ,waxaana warar soo baxaya ay sheegayaan in ay gacanta ku hayaan ciidamada daraawiishta Puntland. Mid kamid ah eedaysanayashii la soo taagay maxkamadda ayaa la cafiyay ,iyadoo la sheegay in lagu waayay danbiyadii loo haystay, isla markaana uusan kamid* ahayn maamulka Somaliland. Ugu danbayntii maamulka ayaa* la wareegay dhamaan gaadiidkii iyo hubkii lagu soo qabtay madaxdan maanta xukunada kala duwan lagu riday ,lamana garanayo sababta maxkamadda ay u qaadatay xukunadan oo ahaa kuwa aad u culus. Faysal Maxamed Hassan, Hiiraan Online Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted August 25, 2011 JB, The ruling by PL's First Degree Court somehow reminds me of a similar incident when a "Somaliland"-affiliated team from a relief organization was captured and arrested in Laasqoray District by local police officers at the authorization of Mr. Dabayl, the governor of Sanaag region. Their final release took a week after intense diplomatic effort of negotiation and formal apology.* It serves well that Hargeisa stays within its administrative borders (not the colonial/artificial borders) as to maintain peace with its neighbors and to spare its officials another humiliation and powerlessness like this. Besides it mustn't engage in actions such as misinformation tactics that could only make things worse than it already is for these "disputed regions". If the Hargeisa entity doesn't have the power nor the support from Sool & Sanaag other than opting for an imposed sort of political ideology, it would stand to lose much and whatever credibility of "peace" its separatist leaders use as leverage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xaaji Xunjuf Posted August 25, 2011 Taleexis uncles will be free you will see Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted August 25, 2011 Jacaylbaro;742776 wrote: Attention seekers ... lol Gaalada ma argtay, markay kaluun qabtaan way iska sii daayan. Xaggooda "fishing" waa iska hobby. Talow reer Garowe reer magaalnimadan ma barteen mise baaldiyada uun ayaay buuxshan? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted August 25, 2011 :D ... Never ever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fiqikhayre Posted August 25, 2011 Masuuliyiin ka tirsan Somaliland oo shalay Garowe lagu xukumey oo loo dhaadhicinayo Xabsiga Boosaaso. Posted: August 25/2011, 4:24 am Magaalada Garoowe ayaa waxaa ka socota qabanqaabada Masuuliyiin ka tirsan Somaliland oo shalay Garowe lagu xukumey loogu dhaadhicinayoXabsiga Boosaaso. Maxaabiistan oo ka kooban 8 qof oo isugu jira masuuliyiin iyo askar ayaa shalay waxaa lagu kala xumumay xarigyo gaaraya shan ilaa toban sano. Maxaabiistan ayaa todobaadyo ka hor waxaa lagu soo qabtay degaanka degmada Taleex xili ay doonayeen in ay magaaladaas ay ku fidiyaan ama ka hirgeliyaan maamulka Somaliland. Maamulka Somaliland oo dhowr jeer ku hanjabay inay talaabo qaadi doonaan hadaan maxaabiistaas la soo deyn ayaan u muuqan mid aan hanjabaadiisii ka dhabaynayn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul Posted August 25, 2011 Xaaji Xunjuf;742785 wrote: Taleexis uncles will be free you will see XX,these people are somaliland officials and not Taleexis uncles.Dont take the easy way out saxib Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 25, 2011 , they will be released shortly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Zack Posted August 26, 2011 Xaaji Xunjuf;742785 wrote: Taleexis uncles will be free you will see So they are uncles of Taleex and not ethnic landers? Lol@the sentence, it is like a cup of tea in their world, no trial no nothing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted August 26, 2011 ^There was a trial? Somali, Perhaps Imam Faroole would pardon the convictees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Zack Posted August 26, 2011 ^was there? I doubt it because these men were arrested just few weeks ago. Judges in that part of the country have very easy jobs. 10 years kulahaa. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 26, 2011 Nassir, Don't be surprised if you hear these guys holding posts in PL, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
