 ላለፉት 27 አመታት በሀገሪቱ ይፈፀማሉ የሚባሉ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰቶችን በመንግስት በሚደርስበት ተጽእኖ ምክንያት በውስን አቅም ሲመረምር መቆየቱን የጠቆመው ሰመጉ፤ በ2001 ዓ.
He said that two years ago he had to vote against his conscience on the 21st Amendment, under which the military courts were established in January 2015 to tackle the menace of terrorism in the country.