SRSG Mahiga's Statement on Hargeisa Incident

19 May 2012

SRSG Mahiga's Statement on Hargeisa Incident

19 May 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, expresses concern over the recent violent clashes in Hargeisa between the Somaliland security forces and Somaliland citizens which allegedly resulted in the death of several persons from both sides. Seventeen of the accused were sentenced to death and five to life imprisonment.