MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – A Somali military court in Mogadishu on Thursday sentenced to death by firing squad a soldier for killing a colleague.
Abdirahman Omar Osman was slapped with death sentence after finding him guilty of murdering Hassan Abshir Warsame in February this year.
According to the prosecutors, Mr. Osman escaped the crime scene but was arrested last month after the security officials found him at police recruiting centre in Mogadishu.
The military Court said Mr. Osman committed the crime deliberately and he killed the victim in the centre of Beledweyn town.
“The Court sentence to death Abdirahman Omar Osman after finding him guilty of killing Hassan Abshir Warsame on Feb. 18,” reads the court statement.
It added that there had been an argument between the two before the accused opened fire on the deceased.
Meanwhile, the military court judge stressed that the defendant can pursue an appeal.
The military court often carries out sentences and executions to Al-Shabaab fighters and government soldiers who commit crimes despite condemnation from human rights groups including the European Union.
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