( Medeshi )- Traditional King Osman Buurmadow was released today from Somaliland prison after spending more than 4 months in a jail cell for a controversial case that prosecutors failed to proof his guilt . Somaliland government , under pressure from activists and Human rights groups , finally decided- in a face saving bid -to give back freedom to the King.
Background :
Police in Somaliland arrested King Osman Buur-madow after arriving at Hargeisa Airport on March 15, 2012.
King Osman who is a prominent Somali traditional leader had disagreements with president Silanyo and some of his cabinet ministers.
He has publicly criticised the actions and practices of some ministers of Kulmiye government accusing them of being extremists. The king also revealed gaffs in a trip that Somaliland government delegation claimed to have gone to China in 2011 while actually landing in Hong Kong , after they were denied entry to mainland China.
King Osman was also arrested in the United Arab Emirates without any formal charges on his way back from the US.
This King is known for his success in brokering the peace agreement in Puntland during the conflict between president Abdullahi Yusuf and his rival General Ade Muse in 2003. During this period Ade Muse and many of his supporters fled to the Eastern region of Somaliland where they were hosted until the peace agreement was signed with the late Abdullahi Yusuf .
King Buurmadow also gained popularity when he participated in the Africa Kings conference hosted by the late Col. Gaddafi of Libya in Tripoli in Sept, 9 , 2009.
King Buurmadow was sentenced to one year prison earlier this month for un-related presumed offence after the prosecuters failed to provide evidence against the case of the King .
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