Other witnesses and relatives , who saw him at Mogadishu court briefly where he and the other two staff were brought, told that Mr. Abdimalik was paralyzed in his right hand and was lamenting that three of his ribs were broken under interrogation.

Abdimalik Yusuf, Chairman of Shabelle Media Network who was among 19 Shabelle and Skynews FM radio detained by Somali security fortces on Friday, is in critical condition after he was severely tortured inside the headquarters of Somalia's national intelligence security agency in Mogadishu.

Eyewitnesses, who were present at the headquarters, told, that Mr. Abdimalik was tortured while his hands were bounded behind his back.

"Secret agents were kicking him in the testicals, electrocuting andstamping on him coercing to say that he is against the Somali government government, the cabinet and the parliament" said an officer who was there inside the room where Mr. Abdimalik is held.

The officer added the secret agents were filming while Mr. Abdimalik was saying all what the officers were coercing him to say.

Other witnesses and relatives , who saw him at Mogadishu court briefly where he and the other two staff were brought, told that Mr. Abdimalik was paralyzed in his right hand and was lamenting that three of his ribs were broken under interrogation.

"This is inhumane and the government should unconditionally release Abdimalik and the two other journalists detained alongside with him and we are calling all international partners to exert pressure on the Somali government into releasing them so they can get quick medical attention"

The two other journalists were also beaten and tortured and one of them, Ahmed Abdi Hassan was beaten till he was faint

Mr. Abdimalik is also a British national and his family is also asking the British embassy in Mogadishu to extend consular assistance to him.

Mohamed Adan Kofi, the regional head of NISA in Mogadishu threatened to re-arrest and kill any of the 16 other staffers released today, if they speak about their ordeals to both local and international media.