{{UN chief Ban Ki-moon Monday welcomed Somalia\u2019s release from jail of a woman who told a journalist she was raped by security forces, but expressed regret the journalist would remain behind bars.}}<\/p>\n
A Somali appeals court dropped charges on Sunday against the woman, who had been sentenced to a year in jail for \u201coffending state institutions,\u201d but reporter Abdiaziz Abdinuur\u2019s sentence was merely cut in half, to six months.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Secretary General Ban urged \u201cthe Government of Somalia to ensure that allegations of sexual violence are investigated and perpetrators are brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abdinuur, 25, was detained on January 10 while researching sexual violence in Somalia, but did not air or print any report after interviewing the woman.<\/p>\n
He was also found guilty of making a false interview, and entering the house of a woman whose husband was not present.<\/p>\n
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