Government Arrest Three Men for Printing Forged Somalia Passport

HARGEISA (SomalilandPress) — Somaliland officials have broken up a forged Somalia passport ring that was based in Hargeisa. According to General Abdirahman Libaan Ahmed of the Somaliland Police three suspects; Sheikh Almis Yahye, Sheikh Mohamed Omar Samatar and Khadar Abdi Ismail have been arrested and taken into custody at the Criminal Investigation Division Headquarter. One of the suspects is a well known in Somaliland as he happens to be the Dean of International Horn University (IHU) based in Hargeisa and a well respected businessman.  If the Dean of IHU is found guilty this will be a very serious blow to the University which currently offers a range of highly reputable courses including a number awarded by the UK based Association of Business Executives (ABE).

It looks likely that the three suspects are to be charged with possession and distribution of Somali passport which is prohibited in Somaliland. Anyone that is caught printing illegal Somali passports is liable to be charged with a treasonable offence.
At the time of their arrest the suspects were found to be in possession of the following items: a computer, a digital camera, finger printing equipment, application request forms, and four forged Somali passports. When General Abdirahman Liban was asked if the rumour that has been circulating in the capital that Somaliland government has signed an agreement to have Somalia’s TFG passport printed and distributed in Hargeisa was true, the general replied with a firm ‘ NO’. Somaliland has its own passport and currency.

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