In news conference he held today in Mogadishu on Thursday Abdi
Qasim Salad Hassan the former Somali president has indicted the
United States that it’s behind the violence continue in Somalia.
He also informed that it’s indispensable that Ethiopian troops
to withdraw from Somalia and he also appealed to return the fled
IDPs to the capital and to put into practice a ceasefire among the
warring sides to prevent further civilian causalities.
Abdi Qasim also warned against the additional well-planned
killings occur in Mogadishu.
He also declared that there is no any criticism from Somalis to
AMISOM forces but he told that AU peace keeping forces didn’t
arrive in Somalia with the approval of Somali people.
He also called for the government to release the civilians in
its detention centers and asked the civil society to take part the
reconciliation of Somalia to sort out the depressing situations in
Somalia.
He also inquired to deploy UN peacekeeping forces in Somalia
Abdi qasim was the president of the former TNG government has
been given the mandate for three years during the conference in
Neighboring Djibouti in which the government was supposed to
restore the rule of law back to Somalia and prepare a multiparty
system for the election of a government, but has failed to extend
its influence throughout the country.
His government controlled parts of the Somali capital,
Mogadishu, with the rest of the country being under the control of
various warlords.
The mandate of his transitional national government expired in
August 2003 and Abdiqasim withdrew from the talks aimed at forming
a new government shortly before the mandate expired.
The Prime Minister of his government Hassan Abshir Farah accused
him of trying to make the talks fail to extend his time in office,
resulting in the prime minister's dismissal by Abdiqasim.
However, Abdiqasim pledged to step aside to make way for a
constitutionally-elected leader. Abdiqasim was a candidate for the
presidency of the new national unity government, but he was not
among the 3 candidates who passed the 1st round of voting. He left
office peacefully several days after the election.