"On behalf of all Somali journalists in south and central Somalia, We welcome the release of Bile who was mistakenly arrested in Uganda, the same country he sought refugee for his safety," said SOFCA chairman Mohamed Olad Hassan
The journalist was among dozens of non-Ugandan citizens arrested by the Ugandan police, including number of Somali refugees.
"I was told that I was acquitted. I did not ask questions because I wanted to leave that horrible prison and again receive my freedom," Bile told SOFCA
"The journalist first fled from Somalia, after receiving a death threat by extremist militants. He was in Kampala only for two months, when the bombings occurred; he was arrested only for suspicion, now he is out. We thank to all organizations and individuals who helped the release of our friend from the jail," said Mohamed Mohamud Odowaa, a Somali journalist living in Uganda,"
There are few countries in the world more dangerous to be a journalist than Somalia, where nine were killed in 2009, and 22 since 2005.
Mogadishu/ SOFCA Office
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Somalia:SOFCA welcomes journalist's release
Mogadishu- Somali Foreign Correspondents Association welcomes the September 18 release of a Somali exile journalist Bile Abdulahi Ali, imprisoned following the July 11 deadly twin bombings in Uganda that killed more than 76 innocent civilians, enjoyi