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Banadir Appeal Court Bans Abdishakur from travelling abroad

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Former presidential candidate Abdirahman Abdishakur. Photo courtesy: Goobjoog Media

Banadir Regional Appeal Court has today ruled in absentia that Abdirahman Abdishakur, the beleaguered politician banned from travelling outside the country until his case is completed.

The Banadir Regional Appeal Court has overruled the decision of its Regional Court decision which freed politician Abdishakur Abdirahman on 21st December 2017.

In its ruling, the Appeal Court has stated its right of hearing the case and also gave the green light to the office of the attorney general to carry out further investigations on his case.

On the other hand, the Appeal Curt has also imposed fines on 8 lawyers who refused to represent him and at the same time ordered 5 of them to halt offering legal services for up to 2 consecutive months while the other remaining 3 were fined each in Somali Shillings an amount equivalent to US$ 2,000 as confirmed to Goobjoog News by Salah Sheikh Ibrahim, the chairperson of Banadir Regional Appeal Court.

Speaking to Goobjoog News, politician Abdirahman Abdishakur noted that he will address the media at 3pm today, a move seen as a response to the latest verdict from the Court of Appeal.

On 21st December 2017, Banadir Regional Court released Abdishkur on grounds of insufficient evidences by the office of the attorney general and further directed that its verdict is final and the case cannot be appealed.

The next day the attorney general appealed through the Banadir Regional Appeal Court and the court ordered Abdishakur to appear before it on the 27th December 2017 but was postponed to 3rd January 2018 after the defendant withdrew his legal services from his 3 lawyers on the same day.

Goobjoog News