Sheikh Aweys has been temporarily released from an intelligence base in Mogadishu on Saturday night, the first move to be reported since late June when Aweys was detained by the Federal Government.
A meeting held at a building near Villa Somalia brought together self-proclaimed Hawiye clan elders, Aweys’s close allies, ex-warlords, and government officials including Somali Interior and National Security Minister, who together discussed the fate of Sheikh Aweys and the methods needed to release him from custody.
Methods key points -- retiring from Somali politics, etc. -- was prepared in print and presented to Aweys, but he reportedly refused to sign the printout.
Political analysts said the reported plan would be considered as a failed step and a weak anti-terrorism policy as the public is keen on to hear indictment by courts.
This is a man who galvanized extreme religious fanatics and clan chauvinists, using a sophisticated but toxic terror manifesto: a peculiar mix of Wahhabi ideology and clan zeal.
