Yusuf Abdi Ali

Yusuf Abdi Ali
Ali leaving a court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia in 2019
Nickname(s)Tukeh
Born1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1]
AllegianceSomali Democratic Republic
Service / branchSomali National Army
Years of servicec. May 1987–c. July 1988
RankLieutenant Colonel
CommandsFifth Brigade in Northwest Somalia
Known forCommitting acts of torture during the Somali Civil War
Other workRetired 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

  1. ^ "HSI arrests former high-ranking Somali lieutenant colonel accused of human rights violations | ICE". www.ice.gov. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. ^ "Former Uber driver Yusuf Abdi Ali responsible for torture in Somalia, jury finds". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  3. ^ "Virginia Uber driver was Somali war criminal". BBC News. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  4. ^ "Warfaa v. Ali (Col. Tukeh) – CJA". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  5. ^ Watts, Lindsay (2022-11-18). "Former Somali army officer accused of torture arrested in Virginia". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  6. ^ "Former high-ranking Somali lieutenant colonel accused of human rights violations arrested in Springfield". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  7. ^ Staff (2022-11-20). "War Criminal Tuke In Custody for His Heinous Crimes Against the People of Somaliland". Somaliland Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  8. ^ "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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