Somalia Prime Minister Appoints committee to Investigate 19th- February Protest Clashes

Mohamed Hussein Roble, the Somalia prime minister has appointed a committee to probe into the recent clashes resulting from the anti government protests in Mogadishu that had been called on by the council of opposition presidential candidates.

Some of the opposition candidates have expressed their concern on this new selected committee and described it as part of the solution to the current political tension in the country. The committees will also work on ensuring that peaceful protests are held on March 6 as agreed by Roble and opposition presidential candidates in their second meeting at Aden Adde International Airport earlier in the day.

Abdirahman Abdishakur, one of the opposition presidential candidates accentuated after the meeting that the opposition will organize the protest and the government will maintain security.

He said that he is more hopeful the new committee will find out what happened on Feb. 19 when government forces and opposition security personnel clashed near Somalia’s presidential palace.