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The corruption of Hassan Sheikh and his family, who have benefited from the airspace revenue of Somalia, has been confirmed to Somali Times by reliable sources within Hassan Sheikh’s government.
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Hassan Sheikh and his family are responsible for the financial corruption of Somalia’s airspace.
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The money collected from the airspace revenue of Somalia by international airlines goes to Jihan Hassan Sheikh’s private bank, which Jihan opened in the UAE.
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The money from the airspace of Somalia used to go to the central bank of Somalia and the Ministry of Finance, but the Somalia finance minister Bihi Iman Egeh, who spoke to Somali Times, said that it did not go to the revenue of the ministry he leads.
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The money is estimated to be in the millions of dollars.