Somali Police Force arrests officer accused of assaulting street vendor

[Deeq A.]

Mogadishu (HOL) -The Somali Police Force arrested a police officer on Friday after a citizen complained of assault. According to reports, the officer assaulted a street vendor and threatened to shoot him with his rifle after the vendor refused to sell cigarettes during fasting hours. Although the details of the incident are scarce, the shopkeeper was not seriously injured and did not make any public comments.

Source: Hiiraan Online