Horndiplomat-Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says UN envoy to the country Nicholas Haysom “not welcome and cannot operate ” in the country. The Ministry accused him of “violating protocols” and “deliberately interfering” in Somalia affairs.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇸🇴 (@MOFASomalia) January 1, 2019
The move by the Somali government followed after Mr Nicholas Haysom asked the government about whether UN-supported forces were involved in the shooting of demonstrators in Baidoa last month. Haysom also asked about the govt’s legal basis for arresting Mukhtar Robow.
