Somaliland: SOLJA Facilitates Release of Journalist Hamza Bulbul and Co

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Journalist Hamza Bulbul -inset-and four others relaesed after intervention by SOLJA boss Mahmud Huto

By: Yusuf M Hasan

HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – Police in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa have released five journalists arrested in the morning hours.

This was revealed by the chairperson of Somaliland Journalists Association -Solja Mahmud Abdi Jama ‘Huto’ during an interview with Somalilandsun in which he further informed that intervention by his body ensued with the release after a few hours in police custody.

Journalists Hamza Ali Bulbul and Mustafa Aden both from Star TV, Mukhtar M Hiin -HCtv, Abdirahman Bidaar -Togaherer news and Kadar Ma’alin –BulshoTV were arrested at the constitutional court in Hargeisa during a hearing of an opposition parties and politicians alliance petition against a government order barring their meetings.

“I hereby confirm that the five journalists have been released and their constipated equipment returned to them” said Huto who reiterated that the arrest of members of the fourth estate without a court warrant should cease.

L -R Jamal Ali- UCID ,Adirahman Irro Ahmed- Mumin both from Wadani and MP Rayte celebrate court decision with a walk round the streets of HargeisaThe opposition parties alliance that won its case against the government after the constitutional court ruled that their rights to meetings cannot be violated had during post court decision meeting vehemently condemned the journalists arrest as well as that of senior Wadani party officials in Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao.

Watch this site for the story about the opposition parties’ case and constitutional court ruling