Mukhtar Robow逮捕

　日本のそこらの不平屋よ、選挙前に有力候補を拘束する、これが「本物」だぞ：

BBC Somali militant commander-turned-politician arrested 13 Dec 2018 Tomi Oladipo

　木曜朝、Mukhtar Robowが逮捕された由。

「Security forces in Somalia have arrested a former al-Shabab commander who is set to contest in regional elections, reports from the country say.

Mukhtar Robow is one of the leading candidates seeking the presidency of Somalia’s South West state in next week’s vote.」

　Baidoaで武装勢力と治安機関との銃撃戦があったりしたなかでの出来事。

「This latest incident will only increase his popularity, and fuel local resentment towards the government and its foreign allies.

Mr Robow divides opinion in Somalia - with some seeing him as a major resource in the fight against al-Shabab, while others still view him with suspicion because of his past as a founding member of the jihadist group.」

BBC Arrest of ex-militant commander angers Somalis 14 Dec 2018 Ibrahim Aydid

　Mukhtar Robowを支持する人々がデモ。治安機関側としては、彼の存在は治安の脅威になっているというわけで、そりゃまあこのように―ではある。が―defectorをどう扱うかという非常に高度な判断にも関わっており、諸プレイヤーの見識と度量と視野と賢明さと…が問われるものだなあと。

　ともかく直近では不安要素を高める判断といえそう。