THT: The National police is made up by individual citizens of Somaliland with a desire to serve the countr as law enforcement officers
This was stated by Commissioner of the Somaliland police force Major General Mohamed Aden Saqadhi Dabagale in Hargeisa.
The warning from the top law enforcer was directed to the opposition parties of UCID and Wadani following announcement that they shall paralyse government operations if presidential elections are held on time.
Acrimonies between the state machinery and opposition political parties ensued last week after president Muse Bihi appointed a commission to probe the Somaliland national Elections Commission-NEC
According to Gen Dabagale a meeting between leaders of the opposition party Wadani and some young people in Hargeisa need with agreement to stage protests and confront police if presidential elections are delayed.
Stating that any protest shall not be tolerated unless legally approved and that inciting youths to defy thus engage police officers in running battles is illegal, Gen Dabagale warned that the force shall respond appropriately.
“It is unwise for opposition political leaders to promise youths a battle with law enforcers” said the police chief Adding that such an incident shall end with lose of life or Injuries to Somalilanders
Elaborating Major General Mohamed Aden Saqadhi Dabagale,pointed out police officers are under government oversight , individually they are citizens of Somaliland.
In the Hargeisa meeting referred to by the police chief, the opposition Wadani party candidate in Somaliland presidential elections 2022 Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi ‘Irro” was in unanimous agreement with local youths that if per chance the polls are delayed power shall be taken by any means.
“ doorashadii 2017 waxaan u tudhay Qaranka iyo mustaqbalkiina waxaanan ka hor imid dareenkiinii Maanta waxaan idinku hoggaaminaya shucuurtiina waana marka aan siidhiga idiin Afuufo.. “
Musharraxa Madaxweynaha Xisbiga WADDANI Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdilaahi Cirro pic.twitter.com/Nt7XnBX7ez— WADDANI PARTY (@WaddaniP) May 13, 2022
The Somaliland presidential elections are slated for the 13th November this year but a power struggle amongst commissioners of NEC has put doubts on the polls