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– Saad Jidre is naturally very tired, but at the same time very relieved and happy that the planned execution has been postponed indefinitely. We have received no guarantees that Saad Jidre’s planned execution has finally been called off, says his Norwegian assistant lawyer Farid Bouras at the Elden to Dagbladet law firm.
– They have been very difficult days for us, but now we feel that the shows see a light at the end of the tunnel, says Mustafa Hayd, one of Saad Jidre’s sons in Oslo.
– Of course, we were relieved when Dad’s planned execution in Somaliland was postponed. Our hope is that the Norwegian authorities will press for an end to the death penalty. The hope is that the Norwegian authorities are as committed to Dad as they were to the two men who were arrested in the Congo. Dad fought back when he was attacked for no reason, says the son.
FATHER AND SON: – We are very relieved, fortunately dad’s execution was postponed, says his son Mustafa Hayd (right). Here with his father – sentenced to death Saad Jidre. Photo: Private
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Relieved, but marked
Throughout yesterday and today, Bouras has had telephone conversations with the Somaliland authorities to prevent the death sentence against Saad Jidre from being carried out. (54)
– He is very happy that the Norwegian media and eventually the Norwegian authorities got involved and put pressure on the Somaliland authorities, says aid lawyer Farid Bouras.
– How is Saad Jidre now?
– He is relieved that the execution is being postponed, but at the same time, naturally, he is greatly affected by the situation. He doesn’t know what could happen. Saad Jidre is in an absolutely dire situation, Farid Bouras tells Dagbladet.
Norwegian citizen sentenced to death
Fear of blood revenge
Together with attorney John Christian Elden, Bouras is now seeking direct contact with President Muse Bihi Abdi. Get the president to give the same guarantees that Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Yasin Haji Mohamoud has given.
– Equally important now is to contact the clan leaders in Somaliland. Both Saad Jidre and the deceased belong to two of the most powerful clans in the country.
“If we reach an agreement with the supreme council of the clans, we can prevent this case from turning into blood feuds,” says Bouras.
– Thus, in Somaliland the clans have great power and, in many ways, are more important than those who feel like the main politicians of the country, says Farid Bouras.
HAVE HOPE: Assistance lawyer Farid Bouras hopes that pressure from Norway may lead to Saad Jidre being transferred to Norway. Photo: The Elden Law Firm
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– After my colleague Farid Bouras got in touch with various high-ranking people in the country and other channels, the case also made headlines in the Somaliland newspapers. It now appears that the authorities are taking the matter very seriously. We are aware that Friday night there will have been an emergency meeting with the president, where our client was on the agenda, says attorney John Christian Elden.
Norway home
– We have a close dialogue with our client and we speak with him on a daily basis. We hope that the Norwegian authorities will also be of assistance in the process of transferring him to Norway. Farid Bouras is ready to travel on short notice, says Elden.
– Our hope is that there is strong political pressure from Norway and that the Norwegian political authorities really get involved, says Bouras.
– Hopefully, it can lead to Saad Jidre being transferred to Norway. So that we can have a fair trial, brought and tried before a Norwegian court. Then the case will be duly reported, Farid Bouras tells Dagbladet.
DEFENDED: When Saad Jidre was attacked in Hargeisa, he used a defense spray to defend himself. The aerosol can was one of the evidence against the Norwegian citizen in the Somaliland court. Photo: Private
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Deny the blame
Saad Jidre, who became a Norwegian citizen in 1995, was on vacation in his former home country when he was detained by police in the capital Hargeisa on the night of April 5 this year.
He was later accused of killing a younger man.
When Dagbladet interviewed him by phone this summer, Saad Jidre admitted that he had unintentionally ended up in a fight with the man, on Saturday night, April 4 this year.
– They attacked me and I defended myself, before getting to safety, said Jidre, who emphasized that he had only defended himself.
