ASOJ “Journalist Scott kidnapped in Hobyo town"
ASOJ.ORG- Journalists from
Associated Somali Journalists have confirmed that Michael Scott Moore who used
to work at Spiegel Online was abducted and stay in Hobyo beach town in Galmudug
State authority.
Journalists from ASOJ who went
to Hobyo city recently has known that Scott was kidnapped by armed men who are
most of them from his guiders.
Armed forces from Galkayo have
reached in Hobyo town in order to survive the American journalist but it seems
that there is a negotiations and understand bet the kidnappers of Pirates and
troops from Galmudug state authority.
The journalists from ASOJ were
refused to take pictures from Michael Scott Moore.
The chairman of Journalists from
Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) Mr. Dahir Abdulle Alasow has
called to the Galmudug authority and its society to protect and make efforts
how could release the foreigner journalist from the pirates instead of
demanding ransom.
"ASOJ condemns the kidnap of Scott
and it calls to the Galmudug state to pay more efforts how this American
journalist could get his freedom" said Mr. Dahir Alasow, the chairman of
ASOJ.
Mr. Alasow had mentioned that the
kidnap of Journalist Michael Scott will be a historical black mark if he will
no be released immediately without conditions.
By Fadumo Farah
ASOJ “Journalist Scott kidnapped in Hobyo town"
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