Somalia: Information on a group of four government officials who defected in England during October 1989. Their names are Usman Jama (Minister of Public Works), Suleiman Adan (Vice-Minister of Juba Valley), Suleiman Umar Kutchuk (Colonel in the Police force and Acting-Head of CID) and Mohamed Abdi Gbousi (Siad Barre's personal physician)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SOM4927 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on a group of four government officials who defected in England during October 1989. Their names are Usman Jama (Minister of Public Works), Suleiman Adan (Vice-Minister of Juba Valley), Suleiman Umar Kutchuk (Colonel in the Police force and Acting-Head of CID) and Mohamed Abdi Gbousi (Siad Barre's personal physician), 1 April 1990, SOM4927, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac610.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Siyaad Barre's private physician, Dr. Mohamed Abdi Yusuf "Gaboose", requested political asylum in May 1989 in the United Kingdom. He felt he could no longer remain there because of the "pattern of personal and family government", human rights abuses, and the "inept management of the national economy". [
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Richard Greenfield, "Siyad Loses His Private Physician", New African, London: IC Publications, May 1989, p.13.] A copy of the article from the New African is attached for your consultation. However, information regarding defections of the following government officials is currently unavailable to the IRBDC: 1. Usman Jama - Minister of Public Works
2. Suleiman Adan - Vice-Minister of Juba Valley
3. Suleiman Umar Kuchuk
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