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NUSOJ Condemns attack on journalist in northern Somalia
Posted On: Jul 13, 2012 (18:22:36)

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today condemned the beating by security guards of regional governor of a TV journalist who was covering presidential campaign in Port town of Bossasso.

Ahmed Muse Ali, known Ahmed Jokar, who is reporter and representative of private Royal TV network was violently beaten on Thursday, 12 July, by security guards of Abdisamad Mohamed Gallan, governor of Puntland’s Bari region in northeastern Somalia, at International Village Hotel in Bossasso where the presidential campaign of one of the candidates standing for election of Somali President. Ali, who suffered injuries, was reportedly threatened by security guards that they would kill him if they see him at the function
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http://www.nusoj.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=251066