Monday April 3, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - A Somali military court sentenced Mohamed Farhan Bashir Khamis to 15 years in prison for his being a member of the al-Shabab extremist group on Monday.
The court stated that the group had instructed Mohamed how to use various weapons, including the AK-47, RBG, hand grenades, and handguns, in the Kunturwarey district of the Lower Shabelle region before sending him to Mogadishu to carry out attacks on behalf of the terror group.
Mohamed was put into contact with a woman named Faisa Ali Mohamed, who sold him a motorcycle auto-rickshaw for $2550. He received a salary of $80 for five months. Along with Faisa Ali Mohamed and other women, he transported the al-Shabab's weaponry to different locations in the capital.
According to the court, Mohamed was detained by security personnel on the outskirts of Mogadishu on December 18, 2022.
Last month, the military court in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in Somalia, executed 13 militants who were members of the al-Shabab and Islamic State terror groups. Additionally, the court stated that five Somali soldiers were executed for killing civilians in Puntland.