12 December 2011 :

Government officials in Somalia’s Puntland State say they have executed two men convicted of committing terrorism crimes in Puntland, Radio Garowe reports.
Puntland’s Attorney-General Mohamud Hassan Aw’Osman told the media during a press conference in the Puntland capital of Garowe that the two men were executed by firing squad.
“The two men were convicted of terrorism crimes and they both have confessed openly,” said Puntland’s Attorney-General, who showcased videotape confessions to the media.
The two men were identified as Mr. Abdullahi Abdulle Iman and Mr. Osman Abdi Gabow. Both men are from south-central Somalia, according to Puntland security sources.
Mr. Aw’Osman, the Attorney-General, told reporters that Mr. Iman was convicted of killing two persons – a policeman and a community elder. The second man, Mr. Gabow, was convicted after confessing to have killed five persons in Puntland’s port city of Bossaso – including two policemen and three civilians. “Al Shabaab terrorist group has declared to kill anyone who is active or educated in Puntland…and so we have declared no mercy for anyone associated with Al Shabaab terrorist group,” said Puntland’s Attorney-General, Mr. Mohamud Hassan Aw’Osman.