MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s former president and opposition presidential contender Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has sharply denounced what he described as an escalating government campaign to coerce civil servants into joining President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Justice and Prosperity (JSP) party under threat of dismissal.
Farmajo said the pressure exerted on state employees violates the country’s constitution and contravenes civil-service statutes designed to shield public institutions from partisan manipulation. He urged authorities to immediately halt any attempt to condition employment or professional rights on political allegiance, warning that such actions erode the integrity of governance and undermine public trust.
He also criticised the government’s detention of youth activist Kamil Mo’ow, calling the arrest an unlawful assault on the rights of a Somali citizen and pressing for his prompt release. The former president’s intervention adds to mounting concerns among opposition groups and civil-society advocates over what they view as a widening crackdown on dissent and an inappropriate politicisation of state structures.
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