A court run by militant Islamists in southern Somalia has stoned a married man to death for adultery.<\/p>\n
Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was buried neck-deep and pelted to death with stones by al-Shabab militants.
\nHe was convicted of being in an adulterous relationship with a woman and impregnating her, despite having two wives, an official said.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab occasionally passes such sentences for sexual offences in areas it controls in Somalia.<\/p>\n
In 2014, a teenage boy was stoned to death after being convicted of raping a woman.<\/p>\n
In 2008, a young girl was killed in a similar manner after being convicted of adultery.<\/p>\n
In the latest case, a woman filed a complaint of rape against Hassan, but the court tried him for adultery as it is easier to prove, says BBC Somali’s Mohamed Mohamed.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of people watched him being stoned death in Ramo Adey village in the south-central Bay region, said Moalim Geedow, the al-Shabab governor for the area.<\/p>\n
Hassan had committed adultery with a divorcee, and there was “no trace of valid matrimony”, Mr Geedow told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab is fighting to overthrow the weak UN-backed government in Somalia and impose its own strict interpretation of Islamic law.<\/p>\n
It has lost control of many towns and cities to a 22,000-strong African Union force supporting the government.<\/p>\n
But the group still has a strong presence in many rural areas.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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