ICU Government 50% tax on cars parts - already face demonstration in Mugadishu

[Somali_Friend]

Looks like somebody in ICU has decided to make the best of the Jihad call against Ethiopia to enrich themselves.

We ethiopians knew this Jihad call was never based on religion or religious process and proper procedure. Now its becoming clearer by the day that it may have been the machination of some war profiters from ICU.

It seems like afterall Mugadishu's Waddads are earthly like the rest of us mortals and sinners.

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Somalia: Car importers protest against Islamists

Sat. December 16, 2006 02:33 pm.

 

 

Mohamed Abdi Farah

 

(SomaliNet) Some of the Somali traders, who import the small automobiles and their spare parts, have on Saturday staged anti Islamist protest in the Somalia capital Mogadishu.

 

The protest took place in front of the main headquarter of Islamic Courts Union in north of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, where many business people showed their complaints about what they called ‘the unlimited taxes on their vehicles’ People were chanting slogans showing how strongly they opposed such over charge on the cars and spare part equipments, which is more than 50% the levy.

 

Ali Sheqow, among the car committee traders, told Somalinet that Islamic authorities have promised to do something about their compliant after meeting with Islamists.

 

“Around 200 small luxury cars are now being marooned inside the port due heavy tariff by the ICU,” Sheqow said.

 

It was the first of such demonstration by the business people against Islamic Courts Union in capital since it seized the power of Mogadishu in early June 2006.