Speaker of the Somali parliament Mohamed Sheik Osman Jawaari "We will not accept such intelerable attacks by Kenyan security on our diplomatic mission"
Hiiraan Online
By Shafi’i Mohyaddin
Saturday, April 26, 2014
The Federal government of Somalia has on Saturday strongly condemned the arrest of its consular to Kenya Siyad Mahmoud Shire who was held in detention for several hours on Friday.
The high profile diplomat was snatched from his home in Nairobi when heavily armed police officers raided his home and then took him on armoured vehicle.
Several other people who were with him at the time were also detained, according to Somali government.
Speaker of the Somali parliament Mohamed Sheik Osman Jawaari termed the diplomat’s arrest as an ‘agressive’ and unwanted move.
“It is an irregular act and absolutely against international diplomatic rules that securty forces raid the home of such high profile diplomat” Somali parliament speaker said on Saturday.
“We will not accept such intelerable attacks by Kenyan security on our diplomatic mission—I urge the cabinet to send an urgent complaint letter to Kenya and ask why their forces have done such barbaric raid and arrest of the Somali consular” the Speaker accentuated.
“We don't want to play the bilateral relations between the two countries, but w are telling Kenya that Somali government will not accept the continuation of such arrests against our people” the speaker continued.
Somali consular to Kenya Siyad Mahmoud Shire was finally released on Friday evening after a marathon efforts by the country’s ambassador to that country Mr. Mohamed Ali Nur (Ameeriko).
For the past several weeks Kenya arrested nearly 4000 Somalis during a widespread police swoop. About two hundred of them were sent back home, while others are still being held in detentions.
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