"On behalf of the Somali American Community and Terror Free Somalia Foundation , I wish to express my deep condolences to the family of Mustaf Mohamud Ali MP, and to the Somali people, following his murder in Mogadishu earlier today.
"This is another cowardly act of hatred by ki
llers who reject change, progress and the chance of a more stable future. Their selfish intention is instead to perpetuate a cycle of intimidation and violence.
"Having witnessed Members of the new Parliament electing a new President earlier this month, I reaffirm that the Somali American Community and Terror Free Somalia Foundation stands with them and the Somali people as they continue on their path towards peace, security and democracy."
Here is some Information about the Assassination
Unknown gunmen Most Likely from the Islamist militant movement al Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu have assassinated a Somali parliamentarian, the latest in series of killings in the capital, Witnesses said.
Mustaf Mohamed Mo’allin, MP in the newly formed Somali parliament was killed after being shot several times in the head and chest in front of his house in the Waaberi neighbourhood in the south of the capital on Saturday evening after Maqrib prayer by gunmen, a villager said. Two Masked men armed with pistols killed the parliamentarian and disappeared before the government soldiers arrived at the shooting scene,” a witness, who who says he was there confim to the media
There was no immediate information on the possible motive for the murder of the lawmaker.
Mustaf Mohamed Mo’allin, MP in the newly formed Somali parliament was killed after being shot several times in the head and chest in front of his house in the Waaberi neighbourhood in the south of the capital on Saturday evening after Maqrib prayer by gunmen, a villager said. Two Masked men armed with pistols killed the parliamentarian and disappeared before the government soldiers arrived at the shooting scene,” a witness, who who says he was there confim to the media
There was no immediate information on the possible motive for the murder of the lawmaker.
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