Southern Somali Union
Press Release # SSU/1107/R
Contact Information:
Sheiknor Abocur Qassim
Chairman of International Affairs
Southern Somali Union
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ssunion.net/
For immediate release (June 22, 2007)
A CALL TO STOP INSTALLATION OF AN ILLEGAL ADMINISTRATION
ROCHESTER, MN- Southern Somali Union expresses its deep concern over the returning systematic victimization of our unarm population of Lower Shebelle, Jubas, Gedo and coast of Banadir residence who have suffered excessively during the past sixteen years under the brutal war-lords. We call and urge Somalia’s Transitional Federal government authority to stop its clandestine hostility covered under the name of Administration building, favoring former oppressors of Southern Somali citizens to control and dominate recently launched administration for these regions.
We are deeply troubled by the official announcement in print out of the Transitional Federal government office in Mogadishu relating to published activities to bring back a remnant of former notorious warlord Yusuf Indhacade’s men who have perpetuated unimaginable crimes against the local people over a decade now. Any consideration given to incorporate these know criminals into the fold of a genuine administration building process desired by the people of these localities will bring back grievances related to the past abuses and injustice that has not been resolved.
We call on the President to do the right thing and ask his administration to take back these nominations of criminal intent. We also make a similar call and request to the Members of Transitional Federal Parliament to show some courage and nullify this unjust decision.
It is least to say, we are utterly disappointed these men can even be considered to administer a place they had ransack for many years, and are under direct implication of being partially if not fully responsible of delegating their militia-men from central Somalia to murder, gang rape, arrest and deport innocent civilians out of their homes. They had forcefully confiscated many fertile farmlands belonging to these victims, and in the process cut off their source of food and shelter creating total dependency and starvation.
Henceforth, we the Southern Somali Union believe that Somalia needs effective political and administrative government institutions were the Federal Charter is used as medium to safeguard any confusion that can stem from its application. The Transitional Charter specifies a decentralized federal government where everyone is entrusted to peacefully govern their region without any fear of criminal intruders being rewarded to score political pointers. Therefore, we call on the Transitional Federal Government and Members of Parliament to uphold and abide by the Federal Charter and correct any mistakes that was made in this process as soon as possible.
Sincerely yours
Sheiknor Abocur Qassim