Yusuf Abdi Ali
Yusuf Abdi Ali | |
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 Ali leaving a court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia in 2019 | |
| Nickname(s) | Tukeh |
| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1] |
| Allegiance | Somali Democratic Republic |
| Service | Somali National Army |
| Years of service | c. May 1987–c. July 1988 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | Fifth Brigade in Northwest Somalia |
| Known for | Committing acts of torture during the Somali Civil War |
| Other work | Retired lieutenant colonel |
Yusuf Abdi Ali "Tukeh" is a Somali former head of the Somali National Army’s Fifth Brigade.[2] In 2019, a US jury found Ali guilty of committing acts of torture during Somalia's civil war in the late 1980s.[3]
In 2019, he was found guilty by torturing a teenager named Farhan back in 1987 and had to pay damages for the crime.[4] In 2022, Ali was arrested by in Springfield, Virginia regarding his war crimes including extrajudicial killing; torture; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and arbitrary detention.[5] He was accused of multiple human rights violations during the 1980s.[6] He was arrested in Virigina and was taken into custody in November 2022.[7] He re visit his birth home back to Somalia on December 20, 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "HSI arrests former high-ranking Somali lieutenant colonel accused of human rights violations | ICE". www.ice.gov. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ "Former Uber driver Yusuf Abdi Ali responsible for torture in Somalia, jury finds". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal". BBC News. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Warfaa v. Ali (Col. Tukeh) – CJA". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ Watts, Lindsay (2022-11-18). "Former Somali army officer accused of torture arrested in Virginia". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Former high-ranking Somali lieutenant colonel accused of human rights violations arrested in Springfield". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ Staff (2022-11-20). "War Criminal Tuke In Custody for His Heinous Crimes Against the People of Somaliland". Somaliland Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ "ERO Washington, D.C. removes high-ranking Somali national convicted of human rights violations | ICE". www.ice.gov. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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