The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has condemned the shooting of journalists Abdifatah Abduqadir Sharif of Radio Danan in Mogadishu on Thursday 25 June by a police officer, while he was coming
from work.
“We express our solidarity to Abdifatah and his family. This unwarranted violence of a police officer should not go unpunished. The impunity must stop in Somalia” said Alexandre Niyungeko, President of the Interim Governing Council of CAJ.
According to reports by the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS),
“Approximately 7:45 pm (local time), the radio journalist was heading home from work on a tricycle moto taxi when a bullet shot from behind resulted the journalist to sustain injury on the back of his head.
” Abdifatah was rushed to the hospital where he underwent a minor surgery
on Thursday night and was out of danger as of Friday morning when he was
sait to be waiting for a second surgery before he is discharged.
“We condemn the armed attack on Radio Danan journalist, Abdifatah
Abduqadir Sharif, and call for thorough investigation into the attack by
a police officer” Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary-General of SJS.
The CAJ called on Somali authorities to end impunity for crimes against
journalists and to protect the safety of journalists in the region.
