In May 2019, the Center for Justice & Accountability and torture survivor Farhan Warfaa went to trial in the Eastern District of Virginia—and won. The evidence presented at trial, as well as additional public documents related to the case, are available below. The evidence includes eyewitness testimony from former officers of the Somali National Army and other survivors of Somali National Army abuses, human rights and U.S. government reports, photos from the area where the abuses occurred, and expert testimony from former U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia, Ambassador Robert Gosende and medical experts, Dr. Alan Keller and Professor Daryn Reicherter.
Human Rights Reports
Expert Reports
Deposition Videos
Mohamoud Hassan Tukale Warfaa
Abdi Abdilahi Ahmed
Ahmed Aw Musse Madar
Mohamed Aareeye Ali (Sugale)
Admitted Evidence
PL024 – Photo of Jifo Uray
PL025 – Photo of Jifo Uray
PL026 – Photo of Jifo Uray
PL027 – Photo of Jifo Uray
PL032 – Photo of 5th Brigade military headquarters in Gebiley – Compound
PL035 – Photo of 5th Brigade military headquarters in Gebiley
PL036 – Photo of Tukeh’s Office
PL037 – Photo of Tukeh’s Office