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Local Administration in central Somalia town of Dhusamareb beat and arrest
two Journalists
Mogadishu Talaado 12 June 2012 SMC
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Local Administration in central Somalia town of Dhusamareb beat and arrest
two Journalists
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has just learned the
arrest of two journalists by militias loyal to Ahlu Sunna Waljama
administration in the central Somalia town of Dhusamareb on early hours on
Tuesday morning on June 12, 2012 around 06:30am local time.
Militias loyal to the local Sufi militias, Ahlu Suna Wal-Jama raided the
offices of the Radio Voice of Central Dhusamareb (Idaacadda Codka Bartamaha
Dhusamareb) based in Dhusamareb on Tuesday morning around 6:20am local
time, where they have seriously beaten and arrested Bashir Mohamed Salad
Aka Bashir Sanka who contributes both Dalsan Radio, a privately owned
independent radio station based in Mogadishu and Idacada Codka Bartamaha,
an independent radio station based Dhusamareb and Abdi Jamal Moalim Ahmed,
who is the correspondent of Radio Bar-Kulan, a UN Funded radio.
The arrest and the beating of the journalists follows after the local
people in Dhusamareb left the town in for safety purposes and fearing
possible overnight Shabab attack and the journalists were among those fled
with their lives for safety. The journalists, whose arrest were reasoned
for only leaving the town during the night, were arrested with the orders
of Farhan Moalim Ali, the Chief of local security committee in the town of
Dhusamareb.
The head of the union's Central Somalia Branch, Mr. Abdulasis Wehliye Cofle
called the arrest unprecedented attack against the journalists in central
Somalia regions by Ahlu Sunna Waljama militias and called for the group to
unconditionally release the journalists.
"The journalists were part of the general public who all left the town for
their safety and arrests and beatings could not be the response," Abdiasis
Wehliye Cofle, Chairman of the union's central Somalia branch said, "We
call Ahlu Sunna Waljama to immediately release the journalists
unconditionally."
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply worried over the
health conditions of Bashir Mohamed
Salad
<http://www.raxanreeb.com/2012/05/somalia-freelance-journalist-fatally-wounded-in-a-suicide-attack-radio-station-seized/>who
was seriously wounded in the suicide blast in Dhusamareb early last
month. Bashir has recently returned from Ethiopia for treatment, though
there some concerns of his health status as reported by Bashir to the
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ).
The Shabab, which is affiliated to Al-Qaeda looted the Radio equipment
twice after raiding the town and briefly taking it over, there has been
similar fears within the residents after the Ahlu Sunna Waljama militias
supported by the Ethiopian troops abandoned the town of Elbur, a strategic
town in central Somalia this weekend.
On 5th June, 2012, The Deputy Security Chief of the town's Security
Committee, Mr. Nor Elmi Hoosagale threatened the journalists after similar
episode, of which the town's people evacuated the town, took place.
On June 8, 2012 Two unknown assailants armed with pistols shot twice Mohamed
Noor Mohamed
<http://nusoj.org.so/alerts/2012/June2012/bar_kulan_Reporter_
recovers_in_hospital_after_surviving_assassination_attempt.htm> better
known as Mohamed Sharif - reporter for the Bar-Kulan Radio - below
the heart which penetrated the back and the stomach on Friday evening June
8, 2012 around 7:30pm local time near Horn Cable Television office in
Hamarjajab neighborhood as he was returning from work. The attackers fled
the area immediately, according to witnesses.
http://nusoj.org.so/alerts/2012/June2012/Local_administration_in_Central_Somalia_Beat_and_Arrest_Journalists.htm
Maxamuud Axmed Xasan
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