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We have received the news of the assassination of honorable
Mohamed O. Maye with shock, grief and rage. This was another
dark day in the history of Somalia, particularly for those
of us who love peace. His assassination was carried out by
the same people, using the same cruel methodology and
executing him in the same sacred venue as his former
colleague Mr. Aballa Derow who was murdered a little over
two years ago; exactly on Friday, 28 July 2006.
These cowardly dastards did it again to silence a young man
who was known throughout his political career to speak truth
to power, never failing to point out to the cruel injustices
being perpetrated in Southern Somalia by those who don’t
care about justice nor want peace. We will never know who
was behind this political assassination, but it is very
clear that Mr. Maye was murdered by those who felt intimated
by his outspoken critic and who couldn’t withstand the fact
that a man from unarmed clans can oppose their anarchic
views with no fear from anybody, but Allah.
There are many individuals in the current leadership
(government or opposition) who can get other people to do
their dirty work; as a result more dirty work gets done on a
daily basis. We all know that human life has no value in
Somalia; killing is a routine act performed by all sides of
the Somali political spectrum.
According to the Somali media, Mr. Maye was shot on the head
and was immediately pronounced dead outside a mosque in
Baidoa, where he had attended evening prayers.
Mr. Mohamed Maye was a very brave man who opposed clan
supremacy and clan exploitation in the south of Somalia. He
was a man with strong principles and commitments. He was
never afraid to speak out the truth. Among the 200 and plus
parliamentarians in Baidoa, Mr. Maye stood out in
courageously opposing any form of corruption, nepotism and
openly despised violence as means to achieve political
goals.
On September 8, 2008 he has criticizes the TFG for not
providing security to the parliamentarians. His last words
were “we are dead men walking”, referring to the Somali
parliamentarians in Baidoa and for that he was awfully
prescient. I knew Mr. Maye for a long time and to me he was
a quintessential citizen. I also spoke to him several times
during his political career in the TFG and I found him to be
genuinely interested in contributing to the reconstitution
of the Somali state at any cost to his life. He died for a
greater cause and the criminals who snuffed his young life
will meet their just deserts at the hands of Allah. My
deepest sympathy and my prayers are with his family in
general and in particular his wife and his orphan children.
I am confident that his political believes and legacy will
continue.
Inaa Lilaah Wa Inaa Lilaahi Rajicuun.
Dr. Ali S. Faqi
Alifaqi@yahoo.com
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