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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, January 02, 2010 (SL Times) – In an unusual move by Somaliland
government, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, Abokor Sulub Ahmed
ordered the arrest of one of its soldiers for improper behavior. The
soldier had bullied and forced the closure of the office of Moon Fishing
company (located at sariibada idaacada).
The Somali language newspaper Haatuf reported that it received a written
letter in which the Director General of Moon Fishing, Mr Dahir Mohamud
Gamuur thanked the Commander of the Presidential Guards, Abokor Sulub
Ahmed, for taking the appropriate steps against the soldier whose
disturbances forced the closure of their business. Mr Dahir Mohamud
Gamuur made it clear that their office has re-opened and is doing its
normal business. Mr Gamuur also expressed regret about the damage to the
reputation of the presidential guards that the actions of this lone
soldier may have resulted in.
The step taken by the commander of the presidential guard is unusual in
that Somaliland’s government rarely takes any steps against its
officials or employees for wrongdoing. President Dahir Rayale Kahin
himself has set up this style of governance whereby ministries are
divided according to sub-clan affiliation, and as a result it becomes
difficult to discipline any minister for fear of angering his sub-clan.
The only time that President Dahir Rayale Kahin usually moves against
any government official is if he senses disloyalty to himself, and even
in those rare cases, he appoints someone who is from the same lineage as
the sacked minister.
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