Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) have detained Goobjoog radio director on Wednesday.
According to Googjoog management, Hassan Mohamud was summoned by NISA at the intelligence headquarter in Mogadishu before he was put behind bars.
#BREAKING: @Goobjoognews Director Hassan Mohamud arrested by CID officers following a story aired by #GoobjoogFm in #Mogadishu
— Goobjoog News. (@Goobjoognews) May 25, 2016
It is not immediately clear the main reason behind the move but sources have confirmed to Radio Dalsan that Goobjoog has allegedly interviewed regional state member of parliament who is in custody himself for unknown reason.
Visual impaired Journalist Abdifatah Hassan Kalgacal from the same station was arrested by the criminal investigation department on March 31st last year but later released after one week.
Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) and the National Union for Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) have immediately condemned the arrest and called for immediate unconditional release of the journalist.
#Somalia BREAKING @SIMHA_SOM strongly condemns the of arrest @Goobjoognews director Hassan Mohamud. @NUSOJ_Somalia
— SIMHA MEDIA (@SIMHA_SOM) May 25, 2016
#Somalia @HSNQ_NISA must respect the new re – launch of @NUSOJ_Somalia and release @Goobjoognews director,file their complaints @MOALIMUU
— Mohammed Kahiye (@MKahiye) May 25, 2016
