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Puntland officials under house arrest for supporting Islamists
 (SomaliNet) The police commander of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland Yusuf Ahmed Kheyr and Puntland deputy finance minister were reported have been gone under house-arrest on Thursday after they were accused of having links with Islamic Courts running the capital of Somalia Mogadishu and other key towns of south and central of the country.
The Puntland authorities said the two officials are under house arrest because they expressed their support for the role of Islamists in Mogadishu. Both officials have been convicted in the acts of holding lecture on discussing Islamic Courts in Mogadishu, Puntland official said. The order of putting the police chief and the minister came from the presidential palace of Puntland state.
| "They said what? Are they nuts? Oh, right. Okay, jug 'em!" |
The Muslim clerics in Puntland condemned the house-arrest of the officials as illegal an in violation of their religious belief.
| "They have the right to support mayhem and insurrection! Says so in the Holy Book, you can look it up!" |
Puntland have been conducting anti Islamist operations in the region imposing tough actions against any one suspected to be in favor of Islamic Courts in south of Somalia.
| Since they've seen what's been going on with their crazy cousins to the south. |
Earlier Puntland authority accused Islamists of planning to attack Puntland settlements which are almost relatively calm since its formation in 1997 according to the southern parts of the country. Islamic Courts denied of being on attack to Puntland.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-01 |
