Somalia’s intelligence detention center closed

0

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The President of Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has on Sunday shut down the country’s largest intelligence detention headquarters in the capital of Mogadishu.

The closure of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) detention center followed by numerous grievances and criticism by the community and Human rights organizations, according to a report published by Radio Kulmiye based in Mogadishu.

The center is where Al Shabaab and Islamic State group’s suspects are often interrogated and jailed, according to a report published by Radio Kulmiye based in Mogadishu.

Kulmiye quoting sources described the center as a place to punish harshly whoever accused of being involved in al-Shabaab and Islamic State groups.

It aired that it could be hard to know the extent of torture and violent instances of mistreatment practiced against prisoners.

Survivors of torture in the NISA’s detention have called on the international community to help to put an end to abuse.

“We faced beatings, electric shocks, and other forms of torture in the prison runs by Somali Intelligence”, Radio Kulmiye said, citing survivors.

In press conference, Somali minister of justice, Hassan Hussein Hajji said the closure of center was followed by numerous grievances and criticism.

“From now on, we will use the center as Hajji training Academy where our soldiers will be regularly trained”, Hajji said.

He says the all prisoners will transferred to the central jail in the capital of Mogadishu.