On Tuesday, a Turkish courtroom discovered the son of Somalia’s president responsible in reference to the loss of life of a motorbike courier, handing down a 2 1/2-year jail sentence. Nevertheless, the sentence was later lowered to a effective.
Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was charged with “causing death by negligence” after a automotive he was driving hit Yunus Emre Göçer on a freeway in Istanbul on Nov. 30. An arrest warrant was issued for Mohamud after Göçer died six days later, however the president’s son had already left Türkiye.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had stated his 40-year-old son didn’t flee Türkiye. He had stated he had suggested him to return and current himself to courtroom.
Mohamud reportedly returned to Türkiye final week to testify in regards to the accident. The arrest warrant and a journey ban imposed on Mohamud had been revoked after he gave a press release to courtroom officers. The courtroom then launched him, the company stated.
On Tuesday, the Istanbul courtroom convicted Mohamud, who was not current, of the cost of negligent loss of life and dominated that he be fined TL 27,300 ($910). His driver’s license was revoked for six months.
Prosecutors had requested Mohamud be sentenced to as much as six years in jail.
Since the unlucky incident, Ankara, which has good ties with Somalia, has held conferences with Somali judicial authorities and sought data on utilizing a diplomatic automotive.
Source: www.dailysabah.com