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Africa Horn
Somali military court bans soldiers from collecting illegal tax
2012-06-07
(Sh. M. Network)-A judge in Somalia's military tribunal has said the court banned on Wednesday soldiers from collecting illegal tax in the town of Afgoye, 30 kilometers north-west Mogadishu.

Judge Hassan Mohammed Hussein better known as (Mungab), warned TFG forces controlling Afgoye, former Al shabab stronghold in southern Somalia to take the unlawful money from the vehicles traveling between Mogadishu and other region in southern Somalia.

On the other hand, the court has issued an order to prohibit people to carry all illegal weapons heavy or slight inside the town to prevent insecurity acts committed by gunnies who are not involved in Somali government forces.

Afgoye town was recently captured by Somali and AMISOM forces from Al shabab fighters who ruled it for three years.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Ah. I guess we can file it under "yet another misunderstanding" then.
Posted by: gorb   2012-06-07 23:15  

#3  A bribe? No, I see it differently. Under Islamic tax law throughout antiquity, the caliph authorized the imposition of a tax on traders as they enter the jurisdiction of a tax collector appointed by the caliph. That is why the Taliban instituted checkpoint taxes in Afghanistan and why al-Shabaab does it in Somalia. You could call it extortion, but from their point of view it's perfectly legal in their religion.
Posted by: American Delight   2012-06-07 20:48  

#2  Isn't that more like a bribe?
Posted by: gorb   2012-06-07 18:37  

#1  Ok, so soldiers are banned from collecting a checkpoint tax, but al-Shabaab may continue with collecting the very same tax.
Posted by: American Delight   2012-06-07 05:49  

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