Hussen framed DAP as defender of the old democratic SYL

Evidence

It is amazing that after being an SYL member for so much of my adult life that I am here today to inaugurate a new party, DAP. It is the last thing I wanted to do but circumstances have left me with no choice. This party is committed to preserving freedom and democracy while the men who now control SYL are bent to replace the democratic rules of our country with their own rules. Our party’s program is identical to that of the old SYL. DAP’s agenda is to preserve the democratic constitution of the country and respect the rights of our citizens enshrined in our laws. The new men in power have a list of people who they want to get rid of and our new party will welcome all those who dare to stand for justice and fair play. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1002

It is amazing that after being an SYL member for so much of my adult life that I am here today to inaugurate a new party, DAP. It is the last thing I wanted to do but circumstances have left me with no choice. This party is committed to preserving freedom and democracy while the men who now control SYL are bent to replace the democratic rules of our country with their own rules. Our party’s program is identical to that of the old SYL. DAP’s agenda is to preserve the democratic constitution of the country and respect the rights of our citizens enshrined in our laws. The new men in power have a list of people who they want to get rid of and our new party will welcome all those who dare to stand for justice and fair play. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1001

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1002; Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1001