The Banadir Regional Court has sentenced Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of offences linked to Al‑Shabaab financing and money laundering.
Abdi was prosecuted on charges that included membership in Al‑Shabaab, financing terrorist activities and laundering money, according to information from Somalia’s Office of the Prosecutor General.
During the case, prosecutors presented financial records showing that  had passed through an account linked to Abdi.
Prosecutors told the court that the funds were connected to the financing of activities attributed to Al‑Shabaab, including bombings, targeted killings and other operations carried out by the group.
The court handed Abdi an eight‑year prison sentence after considering the charges and evidence presented during the proceedings.
In addition to the prison term, the court ordered him to pay a fine of $15,000Â His bank account was also ordered to be closed, while money held in the account was ordered forfeited to the government.
