To: UNSOM
To: African Union
To: United Kingdom
To: United States of America
To: European Union
To: Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
To: The Federal Republic of Somalia (SFG)
Date: November 17, 2019
For Immediate Release
Joint Communique on the Crisis in Puntland
We, the Maakhir Community of North America, express our regrets and serious concern about the crisis and heightened instability in Garowe town as a result of
the barbaric attack on the Puntland House of Representatives on 11/06/19 by
troops loyal to Deni, the president of Puntland. The Maakhir Community of North
America:
- Noting Deni’s act of barbarity that led to the loss of lives of dozens of civilians and members of the parliamentary guard
- Recalling Puntland’s continuous violations of the Provisional Federal Constitution, the rule of law, and its arbitrary and capricious actions that exceed all bounds of basic human decency
- Cognizant of the hijacking of the State of Puntland under a nominal framework that a small group could exploit to their individual and clan’s advantage
- Mindful of the failure to establish or institutionalize mechanisms to rein in presidential excesses due to the absence of bicameral parliament in Puntland and unequal representation from the regions of Sanaag, Haylaan, and West Bari in Parliament, giving rise to the emergence of presidential dictatorship,
We
call upon an immediate communal conference bringing together majority of
Maakhir traditional and religious leaders as well its political leadership
on the restoration of the rule of law and a roadmap to
establishing peace and legitimate regional government.
