▁claim ing ▁a ▁business man ▁b rib ed ▁Is mail ▁O mar ▁Gu elle h ' s ▁brother - in - law , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Dj ib out i . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ah med ▁Dar ar ▁Ro ble h ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁later ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁writing ▁poetry ▁critic ising ▁the ▁president . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁government ▁arrested ▁do z ens ▁of ▁political ▁oppon ents , ▁including ▁six ▁people ▁who ▁provide ▁reporting ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁radio ▁station , ▁La ▁Vo ix ▁de ▁Dj ib out i . ▁These ▁included ▁Far ah ▁Ab ad id ▁H eld id ▁and ▁H ous sein ▁Ro ble h ▁D ab ar , ▁who ▁were ▁released ▁four ▁months ▁later ▁but ▁again ▁arrested ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁religion ▁Fre edom ▁House ▁claims ▁that ▁freedom ▁of ▁worship ▁is ▁respect ed ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁system ▁ ▁Dj ib out i ▁abol ished ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁nation ' s ▁legal ▁system ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁civil ▁code , ▁with ▁Sh aria h ▁law ▁handling ▁family ▁matters . ▁ ▁Ar bitr ary ▁arr ests ▁Though ▁arbitrary ▁arr ests ▁are ▁prohib ited ▁by ▁law , ▁third ▁party ▁organizations ▁claim ▁that ▁this ▁right ▁is ▁not ▁respect ed . ▁ ▁Security ▁forces ▁frequently ▁make ▁illegal ▁arr ests . ▁Jean - Paul ▁No el ▁Ab di