Kenya: Information regarding the defection of the Press Attache at the Somali Embassy in Kenya in 1987
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | KEN6106 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Kenya: Information regarding the defection of the Press Attache at the Somali Embassy in Kenya in 1987, 1 July 1990, KEN6106, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aafd2c.html [accessed 19 October 2022] |
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Several sources reported on the defection of the Press Attache at the Somali Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Abdirahman Dini Osoble, who had been the Somali Press Attache in Kenya for two years, announced his defection on 3 June 1987. According to Reuters, Mr. Dini Osoble stated that he could no longer defend his country's actions and that he would be seeking political asylum outside of Africa and the Soviet Union.
For more information on the above topic, please find copies of the following reports:
-"Somali Press Attache in Kenya Defects", Reuters, 3 June 1987.
-"Press Attache Says He Can No Longer Defend Somalia", The Associated Press, 3 June 1987.
-"Kenya Foreign Minister Gives Assurances to Somali Ambassador", BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 31 March 1987.
