Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous region of Somaliland said on Wednesday it will put a captured Puntland state lawmaker on trail in the coming weeks.
Col Salah Hersi l, the army chief of Somaliland, told Local Media they have captured 10 soldiers as prisoners of war from Puntland during a battle at Dahar area in Sanaag region.
“Somaliland judiciary is planning to put 10 Puntland soldiers and a lawmaker seized in Sanaag combat on trail in the coming few weeks,” Col Hersi said.
Somaliland troops captured a member of Puntland parliament Mohamed Farah Aden known as (An-jeh), along with five security guards as he was returning to his home in Sanaag region on Monday.
