Somali government orders arrest of men accused of exporting charcoal
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The Office of the Attorney General has filed a case in the Benadir Regional Court against three traders accused of illegally exporting charcoal.
The court was asked to issue an arrest warrant for the traders immediately as they were accused of exporting charcoal which is a criminal offense under the Somali Penal Code and articles 51,56, 57 of the Somali Environmental and Wildlife Protection Act.
Prosecutors say Somali charcoal exports have been banned by UN Security Council resolution S / RES / 2036/2012.
The three traders who were ordered to be arrested are:
1) Yusuf Jama, a resident of Mogadishu who is accused of exporting 100,000 bags of charcoal
2) Ahmed Haji Ali, a resident of Mogadishu who is accused of exporting 20,000 tons of charcoal.
3) Liban Hussein Karshe, a resident of Mogadishu who is accused of exporting 20,000 tons of charcoal.
Charcoal trade is banned in Somalia due to the environment damage it has caused and also the financing by Al Shabab militants, who use charcoal trade to fund their illegal activities in their war against the Somali government and people.
