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Somaliland: Former Officials Accused of Corruption Appear Before Court

April 17, 2012 · 271688 Comments2012-04-17+19%3A15%3A21SomalilandPress

HARGEISA(SomalilandPress)–The Chief magistrate of Maroodi jeeh regional court for first time heard the mentioning of the case against Five suspects accused in a corruption case after been arraigned in a hargeisa court. The five suspects accused for corruption charges are the former Governor of maroodi jeeh region ahmed omar Haji abdillahi ,the
former director general in the ministry of resettlement Axmed Cilmi Barre advisor to Vice president of JSL osman said jama, a local businessman and a broker based at the berbera ports.

The accused made their first appearance in court after they were arrested one month ago, the state prosecutor read the charges leveled against the them which state as follows “the five accused who are standing before this court are accused of been involved in misappropriation of a food aid consignment donated by the Sultunate of Oman to feed the less fortunate but they siphoned off the aid for their personal gains’ said the state counsel.

The chief magistrate of Maroodi jeeh court Abdi rashiid Mohamed Mohamud (Duraan) asked those accused to enter plea, in which they entered a plea of not guilty. The magistrate adjnouered the proceedings until further date but he
didn’t give a specific date for the trial. Security was tight at the court during the hearing with most roads
leading to the court house cordoned off to the public this because of the sensitive nature of the case.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Reported by Goth Mohamed, Somalilandpress, Hargeisa.

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osman5 says:

The justice promised justice should be delivered. No matter how sensitive the case might be….

Osman Qaal

1:58 pm on April 17, 2012

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- Ina Cali says:
  
  I do agree justice must be and seen to be done no matter what you position in government is.
  However the fairness and impartiality of the those judging the citizen must above suspicion.
  The power of the executive must be limited when it comes to the justice system no decree or we have the siad barre state again.
  
  3:57 pm on April 17, 2012
  
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inayuusuf says:

Until yesterday when defendants were arraigned in the court, the public had no idea about the fact that other than the three government officials were jailed for the corruption scandal. This clearly demonstrates how biased and unprofessional our media is.
In a previous post, I stated that the issue of the three government officials started irritating me because no one else was jailed and no court appearances were reported. I do retrieve my words now and fully condemn the media for not reporting properly.

12:13 am on April 18, 2012

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Madar says:

We all hope they receive a fair hearing, however judging by how this case has been haddled thus far, it is not a good omen of things to come. I could be wrong ofcourse and i hope now that this case has been passed to the court system for hearing and judgement then a fair and transparent hearing will ensue for all not just the defendants.

12:23 am on April 18, 2012

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Teta says:

Why the Government not want to jail a other suspects like Xirsi and some tribal men of Silanyo those are in present Burao town?

2:34 am on April 18, 2012

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M. Khalid says:

I am with the Interior Ministry to arrest any wrongdoer and try him/her in court for the general peace and orderliness of the society. But the procedures followed for such actions must be in accordance with the penal codes of the state. The defendant should have an access to legal representation. Our problem with the judiciary is that we haven't had an impartial administration of justice for a long time. For this reason, if we want to have a clean society, we should improve our government systems, especially the judiciary.

3:29 am on April 18, 2012

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Isaaq Unionist says:

Silanyo needs to resign asap this HJ tribal militiaman is abusing my next of kin in Sahil. Enough is enough from today we the poeple of Sahil reject the secession of the HJ enclave and commit ourselves to be part of our beloved country Somalia as known by 'Sahil state of Somalia'

4:46 am on April 18, 2012

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MsSomaliland says:

I say let the law of the land rule!!! If these men are innocent so be it, if guilty then they will serve their time in jail! This case will set precedence & is sending a message to all those in public service & in position of power that nobody is above the law. Anyone that has their hands in the cookie jar will be caught sooner or later and put to trail!…..Hopefuly this is only the begining and every tuug in Somaliland will be named and shamed & put behind bars!

8:04 am on April 18, 2012

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