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Somaliland executes nine people convicted of murder

By , based on Caasimada Online

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The government of Somaliland has executed nine people convicted of murder, most of whom belonged to its security forces. The death sentences had been handed down in accordance with sharia, according to Caasimada Online.

The authorities of Somaliland have executed nine men convicted of murder, most of whom belonged to the security forces of the territory, which proclaims itself independent of Somalia, according to Caasimada Online.

The nine convicts had been found guilty of murder by Somaliland’s courts and sentenced to penalties in accordance with Islamic sharia, Caasimada Online reports.

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