The Somali Future Council Condemns Armed Forces Placed at the Home of Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

Mogadishu – The Somali Future Council has strongly condemned what it described as acts of intimidation and deception against former President of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, after, as the council stated, armed forces were deployed to his residence in recent days, disrupting his daily activities and endangering his security.

A press release from the Somali Future Council stated that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was expected to lead the country towards genuine negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement regarding the country's elections.

The council expressed disappointment that the President is following a path, as he put it, that allows for the blood of those with differing views, particularly members of the opposition, while unlawfully using security agencies.

Additionally, the Somali Future Council warned of the consequences arising from the actions it described as intimidation and terrorization that some security agencies are carrying out against the residence of the former President of the country, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

The council stated that the responsibility for any consequences arising from these actions lies with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

Finally, the Somali Future Council called on the President to cease the actions he described as intimidation, which he said could lead to clashes and security threats, and to focus on how to reach an agreement on the country's elections.