The editor of Waheen daily newspaper has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of defamation and spreading false news. Mohamud Abdi Jama will also have to pay a US$900 fine, the charges stemĀ from an article in which he accused a police chief, and a director of Somaliland Electric Agency of nepotism.
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Somalia: Journalist imprisoned on defamation charge
The editor of Waheen daily newspaper has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of defamation and spreading false news. Mohamud Abdi Jama will also have to pay a US$900 fine, the charges stemĀ from an article in which he accused a police chief, and a director of Somaliland Electric Agency of nepotism.
25 Jan 11
