Two European Union workers have been suspended from a detention center in Somalia for illegally photographing prisoners.
The Ministry of foreign affairs decided after receiving a call from Somali attorney general Sulayman Mohamed Mohamud to remove the two people from the region, according to a brief statement published by Somali national television.
The ministry identified the workers as jacek jozef ochman of Poland and Ralf Bernhard Gehlig of Germany, and accused them of “violating the country’s laws and regulations.” they were also accused of interfering in Somalia’s internal affairs.
The Somali government demanded that the men be removed from Somalia within 72 hours. Voa Somali has reported that they left the country on Tuesday.
The two were assisting with the european union capability-building mission in Somalia (eucap Somalia).
The Attorney-General said he asked the foreign ministry to remove the men from Somalia because they have immunity and cannot be criminally prosecuted.