A Somali court was told that government officials embezzled millions of US$ using fake stamps and documents that they falsified.
Sitting in Mogadishu, the Benadir Regional Court heard that the officials were quite brazen in committing the fraud.
Those facing charges in court are from the Central Bank of Somalia and the federal Ministry of Finance.
On Tuesday, the prosecution tabled documents and stamps that the officials are alleged to have used to defraud the government.
Benadir Regional Court is broadcasting the case to the public.
Officials currently in court on these charges are Abduqadir Abdi Sodal, Mohamed Adan Abdullahi, and Abukar Mohamed Ali.
Sodal is a cashier at the Central Bank’s revenue department.
Abdullahi was the Manager at the Central Bank’s airport branch in Mogadishu when the embezzlement took place.
Abukar is the Manager of the finance ministry’s Land Tax office at the Mogadishu airport.