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Shabelle

Mogadishu — Officials of Benadir Administration under the transitional federal government of Somalia on Monday tortured two reporters of Shabelle Media Network, a local radio station based in the Somalis capital Mogadishu.

Abdirazak Adan Koslaye, Shabelle reporter accompanied by the cameraman Adnan Ali, were in their journalism duties to cover a ceremony marking the success of Bendir football team reach in Somalia regional tournament. But, Mohammed Abdullahi Areek, the spokesman of Benadir Administration ordered Shabelle journalist to be out of ceremony.

Abdirizak Koslaye responded to the spokesman saying Shabelle has the same right that other Medias have, however. Mr. Areek tortured Shabelle two journalists.

"Some of Somali government forces were ordered to pull us out with force, and they weretold to kill us if we refused the order" Koslaye was quoted by Shabelle Radio as saying.

Nonetheless, Somalia's ministry of information has condemned the torture against Shabelle journalists, saying that it is not good to distinguish between Somali journalist who are working in desperate and frightening condition