Somalia: Supreme Court Head Issues New Guidelines to Curb COVID-19

Somalia's Chief Justice, Bashe Yussuf Ahmed, has issued new guidelines for courts in a bid to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge Bashe directed that criminal proceedings should be conducted via video conference instead of the courtrooms.

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