Military court executes police officer for killing a civilian in Hudur town

A police officer convicted of killing a civilian and injuring two others in Hudur in Bakool region has been executed following a military court ruling.

Addressing reporters at the scene of the execution, military court official, Mumin Hussein said they executed Ali Burow a police officer by firing squad after being convicted of of the killing in Hudur town.

Somali military court previously executed soldiers charged with murder and mainly convicted Al-Shabaab members.

On Monday, the court executed  four people who were convicted of being Al-Shabaab members and carrying out twin bomb attacks in Baidoa which claimed lives of over eighty people.

The EU has variously called for a ban on death penalty in Somalia including this month’s execution of four Al-Shabaab militants found guilty of killing a senior government official in Puntland last December.