Health Ministry Director General gets 9 years in jail, three others jailed in corruption scandal [Somalia]

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MOGADISHU (HOL) - The Director General in the Ministry of Health Abdullahi Hashi Ali has been sentenced to nine years in jail and banned from holding public officer.

In a rare ruling that has also seen three other senior officials slapped with various jail terms, Banaadir Regional Court also fined Ali $2,366.

e Court sitting in Mogadishu delivered the harsh verdict against the Health Ministry officials following their arrest in February over allegations of misuse of funds in the Ministry. The funds included donor aid to fight HIV/AIDS in the country.


The Court found Ali guilt of violating articles 241 and 363 of the Penal Code. Article 241 makes it punishable by between three and ten years in jail for a public office holder to divert public resources including money and property for personal use.

Article 363 on the other hand criminalises the use of public seals, signatures and stamps for personal profit.

The Court also delivered sentences of between five and 18 years for three other senior officials in the Ministry.

Mohamud Bulle Mohamed, the finance director in the Health Ministry was condemned to 18 years behind bars with a fine of $2,366. Mohamed will also no longer be allowed to serve in a public office.

An accountant tasked with managing funds for promotion of health programme Bashir Abdi Nur was sentenced to 12 years in jail and $2,366. He was also banned from serving in public office.

The fourth defendant Bashir Abdi Nur, an accountant in a HIV/AIDS project got three years, a fine of $1,183 and a ban of five years from public office.

The verdicts are exceptional in recent years in Somalia in what is seen as an a milestone in the war against graft. Five other suspects were acquitted.
 

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Taking first steps to do the right thing. Come on now, next should be the main people during HSM Administrations
 

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Is there any political agenda behind this ? what is the clan of the convict and is it related to the Farmajo vs Kheire feud?
The director is Marehan, but I ain't sure of his relation with Khayre and Farmajo feud.
 

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The director is Marehan, but I ain't sure of his relation with Khayre and Farmajo feud.

Leave it to Farmaajo to use his own as cannon fodder while ignoring the corruption of others.

Think that presidency is cursed. Both HSM & Farmaajo were stand-up people before.
 

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Leave it to Farmaajo to use his own as cannon fodder while ignoring the corruption of others.

Think that presidency is cursed. Both HSM & Farmaajo were stand-up people before.
Corruption is Corruption, but there were many bigger fishes to catch, and they started with their clansmen.
But a start to stop corruption.
 
Leave it to Farmaajo to use his own as cannon fodder while ignoring the corruption of others.

Think that presidency is cursed. Both HSM & Farmaajo were stand-up people before.
If farmaajo does, they complain, if he doesn't they complain. Either way they complain. No matter what step the administration takes, people always have a problem. Why would you say he is using mx as cannon fodder, doesn't this prove he isn't a qabilist? If a member of his tribe is getting trialed, then so will others. And that's what the administration has been doing all this time. Step-by-step. All corrupted officials will not escape. They have to be careful though, they can't go too fast. Otherwise, people are gonna say this is a purging of one qabil. And then we are back at square one. Unlike farmaajo, others protect their qabil even if they are killing someone in front of them.
 

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If farmaajo does, they complain, if he doesn't they complain. Either way they complain. No matter what step the administration takes, people always have a problem. Why would you say he is using mx as cannon fodder, doesn't this prove he isn't a qabilist? If a member of his tribe is getting trialed, then so will others. And that's what the administration has been doing all this time. Step-by-step. All corrupted officials will not escape. They have to be careful though, they can't go too fast. Otherwise, people are gonna say this is a purging of one qabil. And then we are back at square one. Unlike farmaajo, others protect their qabil even if they are killing someone in front of them.

don’t worry about them sxb, this is what Farmaajo had to deal with since his first day in office but he continued to push ahead for law and justice, while the naysayers are left complaining no matter what he does. :)

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Mashallah, I cannot wait until law and order is fully established nationwide and we are no longer held hostage by primitive clan system where every criminal gets a pass because of his lineage :)
 

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