Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Somali TV journalist arrested

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Somali TV journalist Adan Mohamed Salad was arrested while while filming at Alanley Beach in the coastal town of Kismayo on April 13 where a boat carrying khat cargo — a stimulant narcotic leaf recently banned by Somalia federal government due to the Coronavirus outbreak— was offloaded. He was held for two hours at the police station before he was released without charge.

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