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Kenyan Court Sentences Two Men to 30 Years in Prison for Aiding 2019 Hotel Attack
- A Kenyan court sentenced Hussein Mohammed Abdile and Mohamed Abdi Ali to 30 years in prison for aiding al-Shabab fighters responsible for a 2019 hotel attack that killed 21 people in Nairobi.
- Judge Diana Kavedza Mochache stated that Abdile and Ali helped attackers escape using fake identity cards and emphasized the critical role of facilitators in terrorism.
- Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was in retaliation for a decision by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Jerusalem.
- Both men were convicted last month and denied the charges, having 14 days to appeal the decision.
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Kenyan court sentences men for aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack
A court in Kenya has sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for facilitating the 2019 attack on a Nairobi luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead. The court heard that the Kenyan men sent money and helped…
Two men sentenced to 30 years for aiding 2019 Kenya attack
A Kenyan court on Thursday (June 19) sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding a 2019 attack by militant members of the al Shabaab group on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi that killed 21 people. Arrthy Thayaparan reports.
Two men were sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison for facilitating the attack on the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi in 2019. 21 people were killed in the attack claimed by the Islamist group al-Shabaab, affiliated with Al-Qaida. The court found that the two accused, Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali, both Kenyans, had sent money to the terrorists and provided false identity papers. The six-year anti-terrorist investigatio…
Two Jailed For 30 Years Over 2019 Kenya Hotel Attack
A Kenyan court has sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding al-Shabab fighters who were behind a deadly attack in Nairobi that left 21 people dead in 2019. On Thursday, Judge Diana Kavedza Mochache ruled that Hussein Mohammed Abdile and Mohamed Abdi Ali played a critical role by helping two of the attackers escape from a refugee camp using fake identity cards. The pair also provided financial assistance to the group. “Without financier…
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