Police officials say they arrested government soldiers in Mogadishu

Posted: 11/11/2009 10:33:00 AM
Shabelle: SOMALIA

MOGADISHU ( Sh. M. Network ) - the tranistional govrernment police officials in Mogadishu have said on Wednesday that they arrested more soldiers charging for committing insecurity actions against the people in the areas under the control of the TFG in the Somali capiatal capital Mogadishu.

Abdullahi Hassan Barise, the spokesman of the transitional government police forces said in an interview with Shabelle radio that there are some of the government troops who were capured as they were committing banditary actions in the areas controlled by the transitional government in Mogadisshu.

the spokesman said that there were government troops who were were jailed earlier as they were robbing the civilians poingting out there might be some other people who imitate the government soldiers and take their uniform adding that each person that dresses the goverment troops' uniform could not be said that he was one of the government troops.

"Our soldiers do not rob the people. but there are other armed people who pretent the government soldiers and commit banditary actions in Mogasdishu especially the areas under the control of the TFG. we had arrested more soldiers for be bunishment as we are currently doing. so our soldiers never rob the people," said Barise

the statement of the Transitional government official comes as there had been complains of robbing actions commiting by the TFG from the people in the dsistricts under the control of the government control in the capital.

By: Hassan Osman Abdi