Mogadishu (Sunatimes) Three soldiers of the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been sentenced to two years jail after for opening fire on civilians in November last year.

The three were found guilty of the offense which occurred in Mogadishu.

The spokesman of AMISOM forces, Maj. Barigiye Bahuko held a press conference in Mogadishu on Tuesday. Bahuko said the three were found guilty after an investigation was carried out.

Maj. Bahuko said the investigations were carried out in Mogadishu but the three officers will serve their prison sentences in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

The spokesman also said that any AMISOM soldier who commits crime will be punished according to the law.  Maj. Bahuko reminded his forces that they were in the country to support the Somali people.

By Abdifitah Ibrahim