Monday September 24, 2018

 Mogadishu mayor has warned against impunity in the prosecution of several people arrested in connection with the grisly murder of a man who was lynched by a mob in a marriage dispute case in the Somali capital last week.

Mr. Osman has also called on MPs in question to respect the country’s judiciary system and avoid seeking protection for defendants, cautioning against failure to punish those behind the murder would promote impunity and abuses against civilians.

For years, Somali lawmakers have been accused of having been involved in facilitating the release of hundreds of convicted criminals from their respective tribes, something that security and judiciary authorities said were hampering their efforts to punish criminals.