Somaliland: Documentary reference to Mohamed Maidhane Warsame, former military officer under Siad Barre and elder of Gadabursi clan, residing in Borama, delegate to Djibouti Somali Peace Conference, recently arrested by Somaliland authorities and released
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 18 July 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SML34859.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somaliland: Documentary reference to Mohamed Maidhane Warsame, former military officer under Siad Barre and elder of Gadabursi clan, residing in Borama, delegate to Djibouti Somali Peace Conference, recently arrested by Somaliland authorities and released , 18 July 2000, SML34859.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7c40.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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The only documentary evidence of Mohamed Maidhane Warsame's arrest appears in the 23 January edition of Somalia Watch, a publication by on-governmental organisation focusing "on governance and human rights in Somalia" based in Umm Said, Quatar. According to this report, colonel Mohamed Maidhane Warsame was one of the five leaders arrested after a demonstration against President Egal in Boorama town in the Awdal Province. A 10 December1999 Jamhuuriya news report corroborates the arrest of five leaders including, "former scholars, former military officers and former retired civil servants" in the Awdal region but does not specify their names nor the motive for their arrest.
The Somaliland government strongly opposes the Djibouti peace initiative and has reportedly arrested individuals who support it and detained those who attended it. Mohamed Maidhane Warsame is not listed as one of those arrested or detained (Jamhuuriya 14 Mar. 2000; Xog-Ogaaal 13 May 2000).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Jamhuuriya [Hargeisa, in Somali]. 10 December 1999. "Igaal Clamps Down on Opponents as a Result of his Disastrous Boroma Conference." (SW News 23 Jan. 2000/NEXIS)
____. 14 Mar. 2000. "Somaliland: Three Elders Arrested for Supporting Djibouti Conference." (BBC Summary 14 Mar. 2000/NEXIS)
Somalia Watch. 23 January 2000. Adan I. Iman. "Mr. Egal Responds to Awdal's Repudiation of "Somaliland" by Incarcerating Prominent Local Leaders."
Xoog-Ogaal [Mogadishu, in Somali]. 15 May 2000. "Somaliland: Two Said Detained for Attending Djibouti Conference." (BBC Summary 13 May 2000 13
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