Somalia Supreme Court Rules Extension of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Term Unlawful
The court said the constitutional amendments did not apply to Mohamud’s term, deepening a dispute that sparked violent protests in Mogadishu.
- On Thursday, Somalia's Supreme Court ruled that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's one-year term extension is unlawful, following violent protests in Mogadishu where the opposition described the move as a power grab.
- Mohamud's term officially ended in May, but his government declared a transition period of one year to prepare for the country's first nationwide democratic elections.
- While Mohamud claimed the extension was legal under constitutional amendments passed in March, the Supreme Court ruled those changes did not apply to his term in office.
- Late Wednesday, Mohamud dismissed Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, with unconfirmed reports that Ahmed was placed under arrest on Thursday.
- Somalia faces a persistent security crisis from the Islamist Al-Shabab insurgency, as Uganda announced plans to withdraw all of its troops by the end of next year.
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Somalia Supreme Court Rules Extension of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Term Unlawful
Mogadishu -- Somalia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that constitutional amendments did not extend President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's current term in office and rejected his dismissal of the chief justice, deepening a confrontation between the presidency and judiciary.
In Somalia, the Supreme Court Finds the Continued Power of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud "Illegal"
On Wednesday, the Head of State announced on Facebook that he had "dismissed" the President of the Supreme Court, Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, "in response to the concerns expressed by the judges".
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = Regarding the Somali President and Parliament each extending their terms by one year prior to the end of their terms, the Supreme Court ruled that the term extensions...
Somalia supreme court nullifies constitutional amendments, orders elections within 90 days
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared null and void amendments to the country’s 2012 Provisional Constitution, invalidating the consequential extension of the mandates of the presidency and parliament and ordering that elections be held within 90 days. The landmark ruling came a day after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed Chief Justice Bashe […]
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