MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the General Secretary of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), a local media watchdog based in Mogadishu, was detained on a “security-related charge”, the Somali Information ministry said Wednesday.
In a statement, the ministry said Mumin has no charges related to his work as a journalist.
“The Ministry has received information about the arrest of Mr. Abdalla Muumin, who is a member of the press organizations operating in Mogadishu. In contact with the National Prosecution Office, the ministry was informed that Abdalla Mumin is in the hands of the Somali Police Force and is being held on security-related charges.
The authorities on Tuesday detained Mumin, at the city’s international airport, according to a statement issued by the group.
“On 11 October 2022 at around 17:00hrs local time, officers from the Somali Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) arrested Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) who was travelling to Nairobi at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. He was immediately transferred to Godka Jilacow, the notorious NISA detention facility near the Presidential Palace,” the statement reads in part.
The group also said in the statement a group of armed NISA officers led by the commander of Hawl-wadag district “Shakiib”, raided the SJS office, while the staff had already left the office.
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