Despite Outrage, #Somalia's Elders and MPs Back Handover of ONLF Rebel Official to #Ethiopiahttps://t.co/I060GVarzs — Horn Observer (@hornobserver) September 4, 2017MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Ethiopia plans to handover more Somali prisoners currently at the Ethiopian jails to Somali authorities, days after Somalia extradited an ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia, Somali state news agency reported.Somalia prime minister spoke on the phone with his counterpart the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn over the release of the Somali prisoners currently jailed in Ethiopia,"The Ethiopian prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn accepted the request from the Somalia prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire.” Somali News Agency (SONNA) reported citing sources from the office of the Somali prime minister.Somali government recently handed over an ONLF rebel leader Abdihakim Sheikh Muse aka Qalbi Dhagah, to Ethiopia. Qalbi Dhagax is accused of committing crimes against humanity while he serving as Liyuu police, against the Somali people in the Ethiopian Somali region known as DDSI. "Abdikarim has committed crimes ranging rape to killing civilians living at Danood, Qoraxey, Nogob, Shabelle in the Somali regional administration in Ethiopia.” Abdi Mohamoud Omar, president of DDSI said in an interview.DDSI president Abdi Mohamoud Omar criticized the Somalis and several politicians for not demonstrating against or tabling a motion against the Shabab, which kills the Somalis on a daily basis. On April 3, 1988 Somalia signed a peace agreement with Ethiopia. According to New York Times, the agreement which was signed in Mogadishu by the Foreign Minister Berhanu Bahiy of Ethiopia and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamud Farah of Somalia aimed to restore diplomatic relations, exchange prisoners of war and refrain from hostile propaganda or acts of destabilization against each other .

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2017 02:15 UTC