Barre imprisoned Mohamed Abshir for over a decade alongside his former prosecutor Egal.

Evidence

At this point Hussen realized that Barre was gunning for revenge against Abshir for his supposed haughtiness, and within a short time Hussen’s suspicion was confirmed. Abshir was detained again and sent to the infamous prison named Labaatan Jiro, where he remained for over a decade. In an ironic twist of events, Abshir was incarcerated with Egal, whose government had prosecuted him. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1057

Categorization

• XREF: Adds detail to the running account of Barre’s consolidation of power by imprisoning rivals — ties back to Hussen and Abshir’s earlier detention history.