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Berbera (SomalilandPress) – The Sahil court in the port city of Berbera sentenced seven Yemeni fishermen each to four years prison for illegally fishing in the Somaliland waters.

The prosecutor brought evidences to the court proving that the fishermen had illegally and knowingly entered the Somaliland waters. He argued that these fishermen had no license to fish in the Somaliland waters. However the defendants said they have a license to fish but they did not show any papers to proof their allegation.


The fishermen told the court that they received a fishing license from a man name Abdirisaaq Qayre who at that time was also present in the court. Mr. Qayre told the court that he has no relationship with these men and therefore did not sell them any license to fish in the Somaliland waters.

Somaliland and Somali coastal water is known to have huge numbers of commercial fish and specially the prized Yellowfin tuna which is one of the largest tuna species that can weight over 300 pounds (136kg).

The fact that there is no government in Somalia and the growing numbers of pirates in the Somali waters are luring more illegal fishers into Somaliland waters which so far survived the piracy activities.



Source; http://somalilandpress.com/somaliland-c ... hing-13146

Are you angry because Yemen said they would never recognise Somaliland and they have an embassy in Mogadishu? If it was German sex tourists you let them go but if its poor fishermen you hold them for 4 years.

I might aswell make a porno industry in Hargeisa and invite the Englishmen, they have autmatic "colonial" immunity.

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RuralMan08 wrote:Are you angry because Yemen said they would never recognise Somaliland and they have an embassy in Mogadishu? If it was German sex tourists you let them go but if its poor fishermen you hold them for 4 years.

I might aswell make a porno industry in Hargeisa and invite the Englishmen, they have autmatic "colonial" immunity.

Laxdan yaa meesha kaga tagey? You are a gudubursi lax, and there is nothing on earth you can say that will insult me.

Good job . If Puntland I mean the gov there had been regulating who can fish or who cannot in their waters , this whole piracy thing wouldn't have started .