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Somaliland: Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow freed
July 18, 2012 · 34 Comments
HARGEISA — Somaliland government has released Bogor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow , four months after he was detained after Initially been charged with anti-national activity of a citizen abroad, subversive or anti-national propaganda and continuing offence, which were later dismissed.
Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow was released early Wednesday morning after spending more than four months in prison and he is currently in his residential home in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Speaking from his home Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow thanked all those who supported him during period he was in detention and that his health was perfect, but he stopped short of revealing the reasons behind his early release from prison.
The release of Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow comes amid mounting pressure from both local and the international community for the immediate and unconditional release of the traditional leader from jail.
Amnesty International just last week urged the Somaliland authorities to quash the conviction against him, after he was sentenced on 8 July to one year’s imprisonment after conviction for insulting a public official.
Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow has been in custody since 15 March 2012, when he was detained at Hargeisa’s airport upon his return from the United Arab Emirates.
The basis for his conviction had been related to his criticism in 2011, while he was in the United Arab Emirates, of a visit to China by the President of the Republic of Somaliland.
Boqor Osman Mohamed Buurmadow was Initially charged with “anti-national activity of a citizen abroad”, “subversive or anti-national propaganda” and “continuing offence”, all offences under the Somaliland Penal Code, but on8 July, the judge dismissed these charges and instead found him guilty of insulting a public official, an offence punishable by six months to two years imprisonment, according to Article 268 of the Penal Code.
By Goth M Goth
Somalilandpress
July 19, 2012
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Of course he is freed, Silanyo knows what is coming for him if he was held illegally. Now he has to free all the other prisoners he holds illegally including the three officials that he claims mismanaged food aid when everyone knows his wife took the money.
Silaanyo has no power once Amnesty or other back packers write a letter, he calls his few guards to free them.
This is how "Somaliland"; they arrest people whenever for whatever and wait for the foreign backpackers to say something or support them. Its not a country.
Boqor Burmaadow should sue Silaanyo in a British court for spending 6 months behind bars for no reason. Relatives of Burmaadow can always file it on behave of him.
2 years an imprisonment for insulting a public official? This is somewhat laughable you need to learn the free right/speech from real somalis. The real somali does not accept anyone by anyhow to impose their stupid regulations/rules upon them. Every somali is self governing and that's why somalia is a very hard place to be controled. But hey, somaliland is not much of difference from its beloved Ethiopia, they just cover themselves with "pease, fresh milk and "DEMOCRACY!""
The pressure from Amnesty and some somali media Piad off.
yeah. beloved ethiopia what a jack ass. ethiopia never had any democracy and never will…..
Kasye,
What a dumb person you are? First of all no Country can do anything to Somaliland president, whether sued abroad or not. Secondly, the president has already made his mind to release Mr. Buurmadow, the moment he was convicted. So your notion that Amnesty wrote a letter and that was the reason he was let go, is really a childish argument. Do you remember on how many occasions did the previous President, Riyale, released or pardon people who were convicted by Somaliland court? So, what make this cases different? The only difference is your childish thinking mind.
AMNESTY will get credit for This cause without Them today mr osman buurmadow likely remain in jail.
Does anyone take Kayse seriously? He's a provocateur, him and the website administrators have reached an agreement on being as provocative as possible so as to create an atmosphere of 'discussion'..
Don't take this guy seriously, if anything he's making this site harder to come to, knowing that he's commenting on every single thing with some hatred, animosity and suspicion.
I agree, and he is so petty, I just glance over his comments to be honest as there is no point reading them,
The Boqor tittle was removed of MR Buurmadow during his bad mischief behavior intentions
to sabotage and destablize the Kulmiye Garadag summit meetings earlier on.
Then from the time the Kulmiye won the Presidential elections, MR, Buurmadow went on full
scale war with nonstop defamations of the President and his Govt in power. The Qarannews Media
was using this MR Buurmadow as their source of smear slogan campaigns of serious national
security consequences. MR Buurmadow is lucky that he escaped the anti-national subervise
charges and only received mild sentences which now after few months, the good hearted
President pardoned him. However, in MR Buurmadow's interests, and the National Security
of Somaliland at stake by what would follow this clemency, it remains to be seen how MR Buurmadow
behaves from now onwards. Qarannews and Kayse are too two even handed critics to the
President, his family, his in-laws,close confidente high Govt officials of his clan, both public and
private sectors, singled out, out of all other Somaliland constraints, is another mysterious episode
to contend with.
Cheers.
Somaliland has became a joke since Silaanyo took out his tribalism card. Boqor Burmaadow does not consider Silanyo his "president" nor do 80% of the Somalis in north Somalia. Only Dhiigshiil, Hersi Dwarf and members of two subclans consider him a president. To me and to many Somalis he is just another Somali warlord controlled from Addis Ababa.
They use the democracy card to beg for never coming recognition; they know nothing about democracy and freedom of speech.
They would arrest me for this comment if they could but thank God I live in a real country with real democracy not that sub-regional autocrat Council in parts of Burao and Morgan's house.
When you move out of Morgan's house and get your own house instead of giving every property to Dhiigshiil, I will take you slightly serious.
B. Madow welcome back and I know you won't shut up and you shouldn't. As long as there is Amnesty and Western donors—-Morgan's House will obey those that feed them.
Thats why I just write to the British embassy and I can assure you that now Britain is reviewing some of its funding to the council in Morgan's House.
We are going to step up the pressure soon so the council can go bankrupt. I don't need army nor silly war like Khaatumo, I just write to donors, where it matters, no aid nor recognition, thats enough.
Kayse-Nacas
Can you plainly and frankly tell us who the two sub-clans are? When you disclose these two hateful sub-clans, then remedy can easily be found.
Buurmadow is nothing but liar and corrupted individual. Now, he should realize that he would never get extortion by intimidation or spreading unfounded propaganda against the elected Government of Somaliland. Period.
No wonder Somalis will never agree to disagree.
Just look at the above comments and you will know our men, are still the bunch of hooligans who used to roam around villages stealing camels and goats and in the wake of robbery elope with pretty girls from other clans or sub-clans.
This is the 21st century guys, stop reasoning like you are still living in those dark days of jaahiliya!
Clan this, clan that will not take us anyone. We are one people, one religion and one culture, whether we like it or not.
What pains me is that Ethiopia is using these clan cards on us, but when they kill fellow Somalis, they say: Soomali is just Soomali.
Oooh my people when will you really understand international politics and diplomacy?
Just another typical spineless coward African leader, who obeys when the whites tell them what they can and cannot do in their own land. Disgusting. When will these African leaders stand up to these albino mutants.It is such a shame when I see Africans especially muslim men being dictated to by kufrs.
One thing to remember is that so many things are going well for Somaliland it sickens the hell out of many who wish this beloved country was in similar state to Somalia. Often the brotherhood card is used to dismiss Somalilands claim to nationhood but only a fool would not know the two are distinct in their own right. We happy to even be related to our brethern in Somalia but this does not mean or stop Somaliland from being the nation that it is. The Arab situation is a great example in point.
And guys, please do not take this too serious.
No one taking serious for simple reason it is delusionist idea nothing new.
I agree with you. You have to understand these so called Unionists are all liars. If they really wanted real brotherhood with us, they would at least say well done for putting our house in order and doing well. All they want is an intact Somalia with Mogadishu as the capital and a repeat of the union, whereby the South prospers and the North is treated as some sort of province.
I love my brothers and sisters in Somalia and wish them all the best, but Somaliland is my country and you guys can cry, cry, cry nothing will change.
Even your so called heros such as; Farmajo and PM Abdi Weli have been shown by a UN verified report to be beyond corrupt. For every 10 dollars that was donated to Somalia $7 was stolen. Somaliland are by no means perfect, but we are light years ahead of Somalia. To re-join the union we would have much more to lose and be expected to make a bigger sacrifice, similar to that of the 1960 Union.
Viva Somaliland
for a min i thought them issaqs were one big united happy family, erm Guess what I Was Wrong. im sure my wife iz from habr younis but i really don't care cuz lyk they wen a woman gets married she losess her tribe.
They are big happy family for your information, there is something called healthy debate which we use in order to come to common grounds in issues that people may differ in. Piracy and criminal activity has made you lose your way, WHAT are you doing here anyway?
You wrong plain and simple!
we are united as always…
guess what? he was release to go to south to represent s/l people in on going constitution conference in xamar somalia.
This is absolutely diabolical, who is calling the shots here the government or some international organization, in my opinion, this guy was imprisoned wrongfully in the first place, the lack of proper justice system is allowing the government to accuse him of whatever they wish.
Amnesty 1 Silanyo 0. He doesn't want his little donation suspended nor blocked from UK where he receives medical treatment while denying Boqor Burmaadow the same medical care in the UAE. This is the sad truth and people hate Kayse and the truth like Boqor Burmaadow is hated by those who don't want to face the reality.
The truth is so liberating. The reason your world has been isolated for 21 years is because you have lived in falsehood-land not Somaliland; the land of Somalis.
My message is definitely getting across as more people realize the truth and turn against Silaanyo. All Somaliland media are against him now except his inlaw (Somaliland.org); poor site even though he steals hundreds of thousands.
He couldn't run SomalilandGobe.com that went BUST.
Boramanews, Awdalnews, Harowo, Qarannews, Halbeegnews, Yool News, Ogaal news, etc etc.Rayale never had that. All we need is Somalilandpress to join.
Any businessman would know greater Somalia means more money and audience while Somaliland means just few protesters.
This guy had the right to INSULT any public official as long as there was no any physical harm.This is a serious blemish on the current government.Citizens have the right to form independent opinions of their public officials.They can insult them as they please, after all these various rights are what makes a country democratic.In all most all, perhaps all, democratic government officials are Insulted daily with various jabs.Issues like this clearly poses a special problem for any democratic country-Whats gonna happen next time someone take a short at Silanyo's droopy eyes? Go to Jail for that? Nothing am saying is meant to imply that people have the right to ignite hateful speeches that can cause clan violence (In fact those once should be prosecuted) but a man taking a piss at administration should NOT be put behind bars.
Democracy insures a broader range of personnel freedoms and it should be protected by the people.Thus it must be protected with our words and disproved whenever a Government officials intimidate people.
everybody seems to be forgetting the other innocent people imprisoned by this regime… ahmed elmi yare and hamargi are still rotting in prison for a crime everybody know they dident commit….do we have to wait for another letter from amnesty internatonal to do something?
I know Silanyo is following my criticism and its gaining massive momentum across the world as people discover the truth. You don't need an army nor a "government" to expose falsehood. All it takes is one individual.
I always say Hargeisa's trash is mounting and now look at Silanyo respond to my criticism: http://www.hadhwanaagmedia.info/attached/u_71794d…
Thats why society needs people like me to get them off and get them to do something.
Well done Silaanyo but it must not be only in front of Morgan's house.
Siad Bare's red hat militia finally cleaning the streets instead of sitting in that little shed chewing khaat.
Yes people must not forget the thousands of innocent people held behind bars for no reason including the three officials and the 20 young men on deathrow for Dhiigshiil.
Get a grip will ya you sound like you need to visit the mental hospital ASAP.
Kayse..what happened to your friend allemagan? I don't see him bragging around these days.
Has he given up in dispair!. Puntlandgeezer is also showing signs of defeat too. As for Kayse,
looks like you too, is becoming a losing captivity.
Cheers.
Allemagan is in Hargeisa for his annual visit to his motherland and he is preparing our Union party in the fake tribal democracy in that part of the country. I know I chased all the cheerleaders away and they are unwanted by anyone they just self hating people who can't forget nor forgive what happened 25 years ago…long before many of us existed. I am going to invite you though to the opening of the Union Party.
Invite? you shud be kidding? Sorry just can't risk some things that isn't workable. Another
Re-union bn SLD and Slia isn't advisable simply b'cuz it's just another suicidal. Don't mind
keep exploring best solutions though which's not yet invisible.
Cheers.
finally Boqor Buurmadow enjoy your freedom and I would recommend him to sue Sii'lanyo and his militias.
Boqor Boormadow, he is not Boqor he is FOOL, LIER. He should be jail for a long time. Siilanyo is MISKIIN. If I am in his poition, I will make him an example. So that any fool can not lie and make up stuff without paying jail time.
Is Boqor Burmadow really a king? I though that was just his nick name. Don't really know what exactly he said to get him arrested but good for him for his release from jail. If he does really represent a clan (as a clan chief) then he needs to conduct himself in a respectful manner and adhere to his taditional role even though being charged for insulting a public figure is bit silly. Our government officials needs to grow thicker skin for criticism because no matter what people will always criticize their leaders.
However, badow Somalis think freedom of speech means you can say anything. There are limits of freedom of speech, you can cause harm with your tongue and certain inflammatory and hate speeches should not be allowed
When did he become a Boqor? Last time I knew him he owned a makhaayad in the poorest part of Burao called doorasaydh! It is also true that he has been making up a whole load of lies about silanyo. But liars have a right to be protected by the law too. Idiots have a right to be treated fairly. Freedom of speech is not for the bright and truthful only. The very idea that someone could be jailed for "insulting an official"? Are you kidding me? Did the court really jail a man for that?
I still can't believe this happened in Somaliland.
This guy is an insult to the name of traditional leaders, to the Muse Abokor sub-clan and to the Habar-Jeclo that he belongs to and to the whole nation of Somaliland. He is a bafoon who thinks he is too clever and that he can bully the whole government through insults and inuendos. He lied about the president when he said that he went to China when in fact he never left the UAE and then foul-mouthed the president and called him incapacitated and incapable of conducting his presidential responsibilities.
He craves for infuence and power to the extent that he pretends that he knows presidents and top officials from many countries. He is suffering a psychological problem known as "attention seeking syndrom" so whatever he was subjected to including jailing and humiliation he deserved it. He is now known as Boqor Badhi Madow, and he should shut up and play his little game which is setting Muse Abokor against Mohamed Abokor which is the only thing that he is good at.