Somali government's military court often gives death penalties against al-Shabab militants and some soldiers.
But human rights groups including the UN and the EU have condemned these executions.
The EU says it considers the death penalty to be a cruel and inhuman punishment, which fails to provide deterrence to criminal behavior and represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity.
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Three al-Shabab militants sentenced to death over attacks
Somali military court on Wednesday sentenced three al-Shabab militants to death after they were found guilty of being behind hotel bombing in October last year, officials said.