Somalia: Insurgent supporters cautioned
Published on Monday 7th April 2008Somalia, Apr 7: The Governor of Somalia's Hiiran region has publicly announced those who support the insurgents would be arrested and held indefinitely.
The governor made his announcement in the Hiiran town of Baletweyn while he was backed by three tanks and hundreds of soldiers. Women, children and elders were forced to attend the press conference where he warned against siding with the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and al-Shabab fighters, threatening arrest, incarceration and the death penalty, Press TV report said. Hiiran residents say it is the Ethiopian policy to 'divide and rule', as well as assisting the governor in carrying out such heinous crimes as setting fire to civilian areas.