Human Centre Condemns the Arbitrary Detention of Ismaacil Cabdilaahi Xuseen and Cabdiqani Sh. Maxamed Sh. Cumar
Human Rights Center is concerned with the egregious abuse of power and arrests of two citizens in borama on July 3rd,
2021, Ismaacil Cabdilaahi Xuseen, a business man and Cabdiqani Sheik
Maxamed Sheik Cumar who is a teacher. The reasons for their arrests
coincide with criticizing bodily injuries and harm done to Cabdirisaaq
Axmed Gorayo. Cabdirisaaq wrote a criticism on a Facebook post about the
minister of agricultural development.
Ismaacil
and Cabdiqani have been detained without due process for 38 days. They
do not have an arrest warrant nor have they been brought forth to a
judge and charges filed against them. Coincidently, there are reports of
intimidation against their family members Mahdi Cabdilaahi Xuseen, the
brother of Ismaacil Cabdilaahi Xuseen.
The families of the detained citizens have informed the center that the party responsible for their arrest is the Minister of the Somaliland Ministry of Agricultural Development, Axmed Muumin Seed. The arrest of these citizens is against the constitution of Somaliland and against every universal human rights law.
The constitution of Somaliland Article 32(1) stipulates "Every citizen shall have the freedom, in accordance with the law, to express his opinions orally, visually, artistically or in writing or in any other way.” Moreover, Article 25(2) of the Somaliland Constitution dictates that "No person may be arrested, searched, or detained, except when caught in flagrante delicto, or on the issue of a reasoned arrest warrant by a competent judge.”
In
addition, article 27(2) specifies that "Any person who is deprived of
his liberty because of alleged criminal offences shall have the right to
be brought before a court within 48(forty-eight) hours of his arrest.”
Lastly, the Human rights Center calls on the Somaliland Government to
stop arbitrary arrests, and release the two citizens immediately without
condition.
Somaliland
government should respect and adhere to the laws governing the country
accordingly, and specifically to the Constitution of Somaliland.
Yasmin Omar Haji Mohamoud
Chairperson, Human Rights Centre, Somaliland
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