The Somali Immigration Agency has implemented a new system called PISCES, which is a modern system that will significantly improve immigration and detect the entry of those who have committed crimes in their countries, such as terrorist groups.
The Director General of the Somali Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Mustafa Sheikh Ali Dhuxulow, said that the PISCES system, which is used by more than twenty countries, will enable Somalia to comply with international systems.
“The program is part of the efforts we are making at the agency to provide better services to people and to make the agency compatible with the rest of the world,” Dhuxulow said in an interview with the BBC.
The US government has provided Somalia with the new PISCES system, which was also trained by US trainers in Mogadishu for officials from the Somali Immigration and Citizenship Agency who are working on this new system.
The new PISCES system has been installed in Mogadishu and is now operational at Aden Abdulle Airport in Mogadishu.
“The system has been installed, tested, and is successful. It allows Somalia to be part of the global migration system, allowing people entering and leaving Somalia to have access to their data, and allowing our immigration authorities to be trusted and aligned with the rest of the world’s immigration authorities,” said Mustaf Dhuxulow.
Director Mustaf Dhuxulow said that they will cooperate with the governments in the PISCES system, and the international police Interpol, which will allow Somalia not to become a place of destruction.
“We will be able to identify anyone in a progressive manner, and it will be difficult for Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, extremists or people who have entered the world of crime to hide in Somalia,” continued Director Mustaf Dhuxulow.
The Minister of Internal Security of Somalia, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), who attended the meeting to launch the PISCES system, noted that this system will enhance the government’s ability to monitor the movement of people, control smuggling and related crimes, and will play a significant role in ensuring national security.
