Mogadishu (Halbeeg News) – A military court in the Somali capital has slapped three traditional elders with five years of imprisonment after they were guilty of working with al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group.
According to a statement, the trio were convicted of inking a collaboration agreement with al-Shabaab leaders in central Somalia.
The prosecutors accused Omar Mohamed Jim’ale, Ali Ahmed Heyle and Sugal Warsame of travelling to Harardhere, the then al-Shabaab stronghold town in the Mudug region, where they held talks with al-Shabaab commanders.
Harardhere is now under the control of the Somali government after the country’s military backed by Clan militias recaptured the town following al-Shabaab withdrawal without resistance.
The elders reportedly agreed to work with the group in plans to undermine the government offensives against al-Shabaab.
Somali military court chairman, Hassan Ali Nur has sentenced the elders to a jail term.
The court allowed the convicts to file an appeal against the sentence within 30 days.
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