Somaliland Police arrest private TV director

Hargeisa (Somaliland.com) – Somaliland police have arrested the director of Universal TV in Somaliland, Mohamed Aabi Digaale in Hargeisa, on Tuesday evening.

According to some journalists of Universal TV station, four police vehicles stormed the TV building in Jigjigayar where the director was present at his office in a busy working hour. The police have taken Mr. Digaale to the Central Investigation Department (CID).

Mr Noradin Ol-ujoog, a reporter of Universal TV, confirmed the arrest in Social Media post, saying that the security forces have not produced in any warrant of arrest and not clarified the accusations against the detained director.

 It is not yet known why the Somaliland police apprehended the director, and no official details have been released about his arrest.              

On September 6, police raided the Horyaal 24 TV headquarters in Hargeisa, ordered its staff off the premises, and on the following day arrested its Director Mohamed Osman Mireh,(SAYID) who was later released on bail after nine days. But HoryaalTV station offices in Somaliland are still closed.          

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