Somali Information Minister stated today
that a Somali journalist who was accused of murdering his colleague while working
for the Al-Qaeda linked shebab and was arrested in Kenya has been extradited to
Mogadishu to face trail.
He said, "Somali security forces
helped the capture of Hassan Hanafi Haji who was hiding in Nairobi.’’ Hanafi, arrested in August, was extradited to
Somalia on December 9 to "face justice", the minister added, calling
him "a well known senior Al-Shebab member who was responsible for the
killing of Somali journalists."
Many journalist have been killed in
recent years in Somalia, one of the most dangerous countries to work as a
reporter.
Shebab rebels have carried out repeated
attacks in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya as part of their fight to overthrow
the country's internationally-backed government, as well as the African Union
troops supporting it, which include Kenyan soldiers.
Hanafi was arrested in the Kenyan
capital after reportedly travelling there for medical treatment.
No date was given for the start of the
trial.
The Shebab continue to launch attacks in
the heart of the capital Mogadishu, as well as in Kenya. The Shebab operate
their own radio station and regularly release propaganda videos, and were
previously active on Twitter before their accounts were shut down.
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