NAIROBI (Reuters) - African Union peacekeepers did not help in the arrest of a former al Shabaab leader that led to clashes in which 11 people were killed, the AU force said, following a report that Ethiopian members of the force had been involved. Robow's spokesman had said he was beaten by Ethiopian troops, who are part of the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia, in the course of his arrest. Local elders and residents had also said Ethiopian troops had helped with the arrest. "AMISOM had no part in the arrest of Mr. Robow and his subsequent transfer to Mogadishu," the force said. Robow, a former prominent al Shabaab insurgent and group spokesman, publicly renounced violence and recognized federal authority in August 2017.

Source: Ethiopian News December 15, 2018 09:33 UTC