Jailed: A screengrab from Somalia’s Al Jasiira News on YouTube showing Ahmad Mustakim testifying in the military court recently.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian has been sentenced to 15 years’ jail by a military court in Mogadishu for assisting the Al-Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia.The Press Attache of Somalia’s Embassy in Malaysia Abdimajit M. Osman said the sentence on Ahmad Mustakim Abdul Hamid was read out by the chairman of the Armed Forces Court, Colonel Hassan Ali Nur Shuuto.
“However, under Somalia’s justice system, Ahmad Mustakim has the opportunity to appeal his sentence,” Abdimajit said.
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