Somaliland president rejects

[SahanGalbeed]

SOMALILAND: President rejects France’s prisoner exchange request

HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — President Dahir Rayale Kahin has rejected a French government request to exchange prisoners after his return from Paris, Somalilandpress has learned.

The president issued a press statement on May 24 inciting that he was put under pressure to “release terrorists detained in our Somaliland Jails” during his last visit to Europe. The president is believed to be referring to his May trip to the French capital where he met with French Foreign Minister and European Affairs, Mr Bernard Kouchner in his office at Quai d’Orsay.

The president said Somaliland’s courts of justice were not under foreign influence. “I am proud to affirm that justice of Somaliland is not under influence and that nothing can justify the release of these people,” the statement read.

Somalilandpress has learned that the French government made a request to president Rayale to release members of Somalia’s al-Shabab and other radical groups currently held in Somaliland prisons. The French is believed to have made a secret deal with al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam militants who operate in Somalia’s south to release a French security adviser, who was among two agents captured in Mogadishu in July of 2009 while on a secret mission to train Somali forces. One of them has since escaped from Hisbul Islam group while the other remains unknown where about he is kept in Somalia.

Now the French government has tried to convince President Rayale to pardon some of the dozens of Islamist prisoners languishing in government jails. Anaylsts believe the French may have asked Somalia’s Islamist movement groups to release their agent in return for the men released from Somaliland
ps: It was first posted by marcasmith , but I think it belongs here .

[SahanGalbeed]

My answer in another forum

Way to go Riyaale , I am PROUD of you wallahi iyo billahi . The French did the same thing with Mali . Some Mauritanian Al Qaeda madafakas captured a couple of French tourists in the Mauritanean desert . They then told the French , we want a couple of Algerians Al Qaeda members who were held in Mali . Bernard Kouchner went to Mali and convinced the Malian authorities to release the Algerian Al Qaeda operatives . It created a fuckin bad blood between Algeria Mauritanea and Mali . The Algerians told the Malians " how can you release these guys who have killed so many of our soldiers and are creating havoc in the Sahara which is a space we all share"? . What could Mali say ? " uh we've been pressured by the French !"

Good job Riyaale , we're not gonna release anybody , theses motherfuckers have killed MY cousins , lucky they are still alive !!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8533195.stm

[Dhaga Bacayl]

Good move!