UNPOS Oo Ka Digtay in Xukun Caddaalad Darro ah uu Ka Dhaco Maxkamada Qaadeysa Dacwada Wariye Cabdicasiis Koronto Iyo Haweeney La Kufsaday.

War saxaafadeed maanta ka soo baxay Xafiiska Siyaasadda Qaramada Midoobay ee Soomaaliya UNPOS ayaa lagu sheegay in UNPOS ay ka walaacsan tahay in xukun caddaalad darro ah uu ka dhaco maxkamadda qaadeysa dacwada loo heysto wariye Cabdicasiis Cabdinuur Ibraahim”Koronto” iyo haweeney ay kufsadeen ciidamada dawlada oo 22 maalmood ku xiran magaalada Muqdisho.

War saxaafadeedka UNPOS ayaa lagu sheegay in ay aad uga walaacsan yihiin qaabka loo maareeyay kiiska wariyaha iyo dhowr ruux oo kale oo ay ku jirto haweeneyda la kufsaday iyadoo ay yarayd fursadaha qareenada u heli kareen inay kula kulmaan dhibanayaasha ay difaacayaan ee u xiran booliska.

“Si gaar ah xariga dheeraaday iyo iyo iyadoo aysan jirin fursad la talin dhanka sharciga ah ayaa si xun u saameyn doonta hab dhaqanka dhageysiga dacwada.” ayaa lagu yiri war saxaafadeedka.

Maalinta berito ee Sabtida kuna beegan 2-da Febraayo ayaa loo ballansan yahay in dib loo dhageysto dacwada wariye Cabdicasiis Cabdinuur Koronto iyo afar ruux oo kale oo ay ku jiro gabadhii kufsiga loo geystay.  Dhamaan dadkan waxaa loo heystaa inay sheegeen kufsi been abuur ah, sida dawlada ay sheegtay balse haweeneyda la kufsaday iyo ninkeeda oo hadda xiran ayaa ku adkeysanaya in kufsigaasi ay u geysteen ciidamada dawlada isla markaana aan waxba laga qabanin.

War saxaafadeedka ka soo baxay maanta UNPOS ayaa ku soo beegmay xilli warbaahinta adduunka ay hareysay ka hadalka kiiskan weli ku cakiran hay’adaha garsoorka dawlada Soomaaliya, waxaana bogaga wargeysyada ku soo laalaabanayey beryahan xariga wariyaha wareystay haweeney la kufsaday iyo gabadhii kufsiga dhibanaha u ah iyo seygeeda.

Waxaana arrintan ay sidoo kale noqotay markasta la hordhigo wafdiga madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo booqasho ku maray beryahan wadamada Mareykanka, Ethiopia, Bilgium, iyo UK.

WAR SAXAAFAEEDKA UNPOS

                            Statement on Opening of Trial in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, 01 February 2013 – The UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) notes that charges have been filed against five individuals in the case opened by the Somali National Police investigating the publication in the media of an allegedly fabricated report on sexual violence in Mogadishu.  A journalist, Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, was charged under Article 269 of the Somali penal code for offending the honour of a state institution and for filing a false report.  A woman who reported having been the victim of a rape has also been charged with false reporting and for offending the honour of a state institution.  Three other individuals have also been charged in connection with the case, which is scheduled to be heard by a court in Mogadishu tomorrow, 2 February 2013.

UNPOS has raised concerns that the handling of the pre-trial phase, in particular that the prolonged detention and the (now remedied) lack of access to legal counsel could negatively impact on the conduct of the judicial proceeding.  The mission has received firm assurances from the Government of Somalia that the trial of the five defendants will be conducted with full respect to both national jurisprudence and international human rights law.

UNPOS reiterates that the presumption of innocence is an essential precondition to the validity of any legal procedure and looks forward to hearing the full facts on 2 February.  The mission will monitor the process throughout and trusts that the defendants will receive a fair trial, in line with the Government of Somalia’s stated commitment to ensure due process and the fair administration of justice.