hassan sheikh mahamood on al jazeera

[Minneapolis Mayor]

He actually showed he respect the rule of law in Somalia. The President Cannot interfere with a case that is in the court of law. He can advice when they give a wrong verdict but the Presiding Judge can determine the outcome of the country. The woman and the journalist have a right to defend themselves in court. The police have a right to bring a case against them.

So you wanted him to Say in Aljazeera that faroole is a dictator who is on the way of the feds. He cannot expose somalia's personal affairs in Aljazeera. She won't understand anyway.

[Tanker]

The reason why he got mad is because she told him the truth that he is fake president protected by bantu troops general bahuku is the real president he has been president in 6 months without doing anything this is about sharing a country with a group of people who dont have shame in life.

[abdisamad3]

He actually showed he respect the rule of law in Somalia. The President Cannot interfere with a case that is in the court of law. He can advice when they give a wrong verdict but the Presiding Judge can determine the outcome of the country. The woman and the journalist have a right to defend themselves in court. The police have a right to bring a case against them.

So you wanted him to Say in Aljazeera that faroole is a dictator who is on the way of the feds. He cannot expose somalia's personal affairs in Aljazeera. She won't understand anyway.

what kind of fucket up legal system is in place in muqdisho??
arresting the victim instead of the criminals.

[original dervish]

To be fair to him....I think he done alright.

[hargaysaay]

God bless our president lights are shining in mogadisho thanks to you iyo umada soomaaliyeed

[STARKAST]

Give him a break...English is his second third language even.
The woman had a vendetta against him because of the 'many' high profile deaths in Somalia these few months.

I'd say he should hit the books because more of these attacks will happen as it is Somalia.

However all her questions were justified and valid.

[Niya]

I think he spoke well. The guy has been in office 5 months, and this journalist is asking questions about specific criminal cases and more complicated issues about security. Anyone who expects a resolution in 5 months for events that were in the making for 2 decades is nuts. Furthermore, Hassan Sheikh knows maryooley and therefore has to measure what he says. The fact is, he is the de-jure president of Somalia (the de-facto part is still up in the airs in some regions of the country) nevertheless he a 4 yrs mandate to deliver. His dectrators can run for office in 4 years. It is time for Somalis to respect the process, unless you want to be dictated to by the likes of Ethiopia, Kenya and the silent snake, aka Djibouti.

[Nomand]

the problem is he did not speak like a leader of a country and allowed some journalist to bully him. he should have have just said " the case is ongoing and we don't have all the facts so i cannot comment on this issue today, however it saddens me and my administration is against any sexual offenses against women"

but during the interview he started comparing what david cameron does and started apologizing.

rule 1 for any statesman never apologize or people will think your guilty.

he spoke like a NGO and not as a president.

[SultanOrder]

That was a terrible interview

"Putting women behind bars is not a way to protect them from rape"

[FarhanYare]

waa abgal ofcourse you should not expect him to articulately answer the questions

[Advo]

I do not think he was prepared in being grilled by that attention seeking hag, that's no way to speak to our president!!
There are far more pressing issues that need to be dealt with, the investigation of the alleged rapes and the killing of the journalists is NOT his job, there are departments and people for that. Since he was put on the spotlight he should have condemn those acts and personally promised to look into it but that's the politician in me speaking

[TheblueNwhite]

waa abgal ofcourse you should not expect him to articulately answer the questions

Abgaal say jump and you ask "how high". Life is batch and then you die while serving Abgaal.

[Cumar-Labasuul]

horta why are they grilling him with this rape case, even in the EU meeting this question was the main subject. You don't see them asking obama about all those criminals who are let off (i.e. the florida killer) or other leaders etc.

[grandpakhalif]

Horrible interview, and an even more horrible president.

Why couldn't he answer the questions about AMISOM? Wa tuug, tuug dhalay

[Enlightened~Sista]

We have THE best president ever. Allah itawwal lina bi3umru. It's a miracle wallahi that from such a pool of self serving, primitive, semi literate, politicians we find people like him at all and that he eventually emerges as OUR leader. Alhamdullilah