By Goth Mohamed Goth
WADDANI and UCID two of the three official opposition party has condemned in the strongest terms yesterday government ban on a leading Somali language daily known as Hubaal newspaper.
Speaking during a press conference held at the WADDANI headquarters in Hargeisa Mr. Mohamed Hassan Dirir said, “It’s so sad to see the government of the day infringing on the rights of Somaliland citizens day in and day out, with an increasing cases of government intimidation and harassment of the press,”.
“Our deep concern is for the well-being of journalists who face violence and repression for the work that they do around the country not to mention the lack of convictions in an attempted murder case involving the Mr. Mohemed Jama Caloolay a journalist and also the owner of Hubaal media group escaped an assassination attempt this calls to question governments’ ability to solve the case,” Said Mr. Mohamed Hassan Dirir.
Mr. Mohamed Hassan Dirir added, “The current government seems to be supporting harassment, intimidation, or prosecution of journalists for publishing information critical of the government, at the same time rewarding violence and repression against journalism – journalists by government agencies,”.
WADDANI’S media Liaison stated, “There has been increased cases of intimidation, and prosecution of journalists for publishing information which is deemed to be critical of the government, more and more journalist are afraid of speaking out against the government this amounts to dictatorship, although we are all obliged to safe guard our national identity this should be done on the expense of the freedom of the Somaliland citizens,”.
Also in another Press conference held today at the Headquarters of Social and Justice party (UCID) the third deputy chairman of the party Hon Ali Mohamed Yusuf (Ali Gurey) denounced the move by the government to ban the independent daily ,terming decision by the court as draconian measures.
Somalilandpress.com
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