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Statement On Puntland's Abduction &
Extraordinary Rendition of ONLF Officials |
24 April 2008
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
strongly condemns the forced
abduction,detention and extraordinary
rendition of two ONLF Central Committee
members by the Puntland regional
administration in Somalia on 22nd of April
2008. This act constitutes a clear violation
of the United Nations Convention Against
Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhumane,
or Degrading Treatment as the two officials
have a clear and well founded fear of
persecution including torture in Ethiopia.
The two ONLF political prisoners were
removed by force from their hotel in Garowe
in central Somalia by security forces of the
Puntland administration. After intense
interrogation, they were then driven in the
personal vehicle of the Puntland Minister of
Finance Mohamed Ali Yusuf "Ga Gaab" to
Ethiopian security forces waiting for them
on the Ogaden side of the border with
Somalia.
One of the ONLF officials was in Puntland to
protest the deliberate killing of a citizen
of Ogaden by Puntland security forces in a
jail in the northern city of Bosaaso and to
assist his family members. He was in regular
contact with Puntland officials who never
objected to his presence. The other ONLF
official was in Puntland visiting his spouse
and children. Both were unarmed political
figures and posed no threat to the security
of Puntland.
The ONLF considers this act to constitute a
clear hostile intent on the part of the
Puntland regional administration toward the
people of Ogaden.
The consequences of this action shall be the
sole responsibility of the Puntland regional
administration.
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
onlfpress@onlf.org |
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