Somali court sends alleged rape victim and journalist to jail

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Somali court sends alleged rape victim and journalist to jail

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A Somali judge on Tuesday jailed a woman who said she had been raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her, finding them guilty of making up the story to besmirch the government. The verdict and one-year jail sentences drew condemnation from Somalia's union of journalists. Human rights groups have called the trial politically motivated, aimed at covering up rampant sexual abuse of women by the security forces. "They fabricated a story to hurt the government," Judge Ahmed Aden said in court. ...

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