“As Somalia rebuilds its security institutions, the Government should ensure that private security forces are properly regulated and do not become a substitute for competent and accountable police. All Somalis have the right to security, not just those who can afford to pay for it,” said Faiza Patel, the Chairperson of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries...[T]he Working Group examined the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF)...[and] found out that the PMPF operates outside the Constitutional framework for security institutions in Somalia and has engaged in operations unrelated to piracy...The Working Group established that PMPF was trained by...Sterling Corporate Services...(a successor to Saracen International Lebanon)...[and] received reports that the activities of Sterling/Saracen went beyond training...It appears that, although some foreign personnel remain involved in the PMPF’s operations, most of Saracen’s activities have ended. [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Sterling Corporate Services (formerly Saracen Intl.) to respond. Sterling Corporate Services response provided below]