Tbf is that anything different to how politics runs in Somalia? For example, Musa Biixi is a former rebel and is accused of crimes in the Awdal region, and yet became president of SL. You have General Morgan who committed crimes during the Siyad Barre era, and a previous warlord who is loved and adored by reer PL and is a public figure.
Anyways, stop trying to gaslight us. The ICU was clearly wadaads v moriyaan warlords. They used force against those who refused to give up arms, such as Abdi Qeybiid who fought in Degmada Hodan and held out the hand of peace to those who surrendered such as Indhocade/Muuse suudi.
Is it any different to what the SFG or most Somali regions state do? You guys are talking about a former warlord, whilst the SFG forgives and incorporates top AS officials into their gov. Axmed Madobe a former ICU member and Raskamboni leader with Hassan Turki is the Jubbaland president...Mukhtaar Roobow is the Minister of religion and has aspirations of being the president of Konfur Galbeed. Same goes for others Sheikh Shariif, Mahad Salaad, Fiqhi etc who were all former ICU.
In Somali clan politics/power instead of punishing former criminals/warlords/terrorists its more convenient to forgive and use them to get greater support from X clans. For example, if Indhocade surrendered and was then killed by the ICU for his warlord past then do you think the majority of HG-Cayr would've still supported the ICU? Even Islamic movements are constrained by clan politics, would you antagonise a whole qabiil and start a new front or take in the bad apple and consolidate power in the Shabelle Dhexe/Xamar/Galmudug region?
I'm not saying its right, but don't try to discredit a whole Islamic movement because of Clan pragmatic politics.
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