Somaliland : Poet arrested after poetry evening
URGENT ACTION / AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
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Poet Abdirahman Abees who happens also to be
British citizen is arrested in Hargeisa without warrant by judge or due
process. The main reason of poet Abdirahman Abees arrest was he organized a
poetry evening at hotel Mansoor Hargeisa as theme “Try and imagine the future
of Somaliland and its police force ". Mr. Abees introduced two poems
speaking about socio-politics of Somaliland and how the country is heading
towards wrong direction ending with a note of sincere unsolicited advice to
Somaliland government.
During his presentation Mr. Abees made also a
short intro where he explained police brutality, corruption in the police corps
and extrajudicial detentions also there in the end he made suggestions how to
improve the situation.
At that poetry evening almost every civil society
organization was there with their activists and media Mr. Abees received
standing ovation at the end of his poetry evening.
He was humble, secure with vision, well informed,
thoughtful, engaged showing that he put a lot of time, effort and research in
the theme of that poetry evening he was simply exercising his freedom of speech
But freedom of speech is a crime nowadays in
Somaliland Mr. Abees is now jailed at counterterrorist unit jail paid by
British tax payers money as Great Britain
supports that unit , he is in solitary confinement not allowed to see his
family or lawyers .... That wonderful
poetry soirée ended up for Mr. Abees in a nightmare.
A Thriving Muse Abu Jahal, who no Loss sustained,
In little time a mighty Fortune gain'd.
No Pirate seized his still returning Freight;
Nor foundering Vessel sunk with its own Weight:
No Ruin entered through dissevered Planks;
No Wreck at Sea, nor in the Public Banks.
Aloft he sails, above the Reach of Chance,
And do's in Pride, as fast as Wealth, advance.
His Wife too, had her Town and Country-Seat,
And rich in Purse, concludes her Person Great.
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https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR5297982019ENGLISH.PDF
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR5297982019ENGLISH.PDF
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