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Somalia: police officers arrested for torturing journalists

Somalia: police officers arrested for torturing journalists

The Somali government has said that police officers accused of torturing journalists covering al-Shabab attacks in the capital, Mogadishu, have been arrested. Interior Security Minister Abdullahi Nur said “the armed forces will be accountable for their actions”. The state-owned Somali National TV tweeted a photo of the journalists lying on …

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Somalia: scramble between President Farmajo and PM over security minister sacking

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Disagreements between the Somali president and his prime minister are intensifying. The Prime Minister of the country has indeed dismissed the Minister of Security, a decision that the president rejected. Prime Minister Mohamed Roble sacked the minister late Wednesday but President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” rejected the move. Mr Roble replaced …

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