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Mogadishu (WDN) – As June 4 approaches, attention is increasingly focused on whether the planned demonstrations by opposition groups would proceed peacefully or whether the standoff between the government and opposition forces will push the country into an even deeper political crisis.

Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed delivered a blistering criticism of the federal government during a joint opposition press conference, drawing a sharp distinction between his own presidency and the leadership of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud while condemning what he described as increasing political repression.

Sharif appeared visibly frustrated by attempts to equate his administration with the current government, insisting that the two were fundamentally different.

“I did not displace people from their homes, and when my constitutional term ended, I did not remain in office,” Sharif declared, in what was widely interpreted as a direct attack on Hassan Sheikh’s continued hold on power amid the ongoing political dispute over his mandate.