Spy’s Death, Control Over IMF Funds Roil Election-Bound Somalia
- President Farmajo orders inquiry into death of agent
- Premier barred Finance Ministry from drawing on IMF SDRs
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Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ordered an investigation into the death an intelligence agent, amid mounting public anger and a widening rift with the nation’s prime minister over her case.
The announcement followed criticism of the president because of his hesitancy to probe the disappearance of 24-year-old Ikran Tahlil, a cybersecurity expert at the National Intelligence and Security Agency who was abducted in June. Intelligence officials said last week Tahlil was killed by the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab, though the insurgents denied any involvement.