National parties, meanwhile, say previous meetings with the president and his party have yielded no results, and requested the mediation committee's presence and involvement.
Waddani politician Abdullahi Mohamed Dahir (Cukuse), one of the politicians released today, thanked the mediation committee and suggested that the conduct of the Somaliland Police be reviewed.
The appointment of Hamza Barre, the first Jubalander to hold the post in Somalia, delighted ONLF officials, whose leaders also went to Mogadishu to attend Hassan Sheikh's inauguration, before the appointment of the PM.