Somali International partners have added their voice to a growing concern over the death of a young female intelligence official.
In a statement on Tuesday, the international community said they were concerned about the controversy surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the intelligence official that has caused a political tensions in the country.
In the past few days, there has been rising political temperatures in the country as a result of protests and fall out between the outgoing President and the caretaker prime minister emanating from the controversy surrounding the whole issue.
” International partnersare concerned that the controversy surrounding the disappearance of Ms. Ikran Tahlil Farah is creating political tensions that could impact on the functioning of the Federal Government of Somalia and disrupt the electoral process.” the statement read in part.
The statement urged the leadership and politicians to scale down the political tensions as it may compromise the elections process.
” We urge Somali leaders to de-escalate the political confrontation surrounding this investigation and, in particular, avoid any actions that could lead to violence. We call on Somalia’s leaders to work together to advance the implementation of the 27 May Agreement toward the holding of elections, recognizing the progress made to date by the National Consultative Council under the effective leadership of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.”
The statement added.
The international partners also urged the investigation process to be expedited.
” We continue to engage a wide range of Somali leaders to urge for a rapid resolution of this dispute, including a credible investigation of Ikran’s disappearance and the completion of the electoral process without any further delay.”
The statement was a joint communique from African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and the United Nations.
