A Belgian court has sentenced exiled Djiboutian opposition activist Idriss Aouale to 15 years in prison for a brutal assault that resulted in the torture and gouging of political rival Liban Mustafa Hassan’s eyes. did.
The ruling on Tuesday found Awale, 40, guilty of “torture with loss of organs” for the violent assault on Hassan, also 40, in November 2016. He said he had made a judgment. The Brussels Court of Appeal made this decision. On December 15, Awale was immediately imprisoned.
The court heard that both men were involved in Djibouti’s opposition politics but had a falling out amid a series of bitter internal disagreements.
In the early hours of November 6, 2016, a taxi driver near Porte de Namur, Brussels’ main commercial district, found Mustafa Hassan lying injured on the side of the road, bleeding profusely from his eye sockets, authorities said. I reported it to. He was taken to the hospital, where he survived but suffered severe injuries and lost his vision.
Mustafa Hassan told police he was the victim of a politically motivated attack.
About 12 hours later, Awareh, a Somali-born Djibouti-Dutch national, arrived at another hospital in Brussels seeking treatment for a loose tooth and cuts on his face. He was then arrested.