FTL Somalia

Legislators Demand Immediate Release of Detained Somali Journalist

Somali legislators have called for the immediate release of a journalist who has been arrested multiple times by security agencies.

The parliamentarians discussed the case of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, an award-winning journalist rearrested by authorities last week.

They discussed the issue on Monday.

They tabled a motion asking the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to restore the rights of the detained journalist.