Feyte, who works for the news website www.laasqoray.net, was arrested by Puntland police in Bossasso on 26 March on the orders of the deputy police commissioner, Mohamed Said Jaqanaf. The deputy police commissioner informed the journalist on his arrest that he was being charged with publishing false information, but did not specify what the alleged false information was.
“We are very pleased to learn about the release of our colleague Jama Ayanle Feyte,” said Omar Faruk Osman, right, NUSOJ Secretary General. “We always believed and insisted that he was innocent, that he did not get a fair trial and that the verdict was politicized”.
 today welcomes the release of journalist Jama Ayanle Feyte from Bossasso jail after the president of Puntland's pardon. Bossasso Court convicted Jama Ayanle Feyte for libel and insult of Puntland leaders and dissemination of false information on Somali news websites. Feyte's original sentence was for two year's imprisonment.&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F){kind=link}