Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh: “Al-Shabaab Members Are Citizens Entitled to National ID Cards” – Somali Dispatch

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh: “Al-Shabaab Members Are Citizens Entitled to National ID Cards” – Somali Dispatch

MOGADISHU (SD) – In a statement that has sparked considerable debate, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared that members of the Al-Shabaab militant group possess the right to obtain National Identification Cards as Somali citizens, while simultaneously emphasizing the government’s commitment to a comprehensive counterterrorism strategy. The President made these remarks during Thursday’s closing ceremony of the Second National Identification C…