Somali president dissolves judiciary commission

malia’s president dissolved a high-level judiciary commission, one of his rare strikes against the judicial system, sparking controversy in the government which is struggling to build the country’s judiciary system after more than two decades of war.

In a decree issued on Friday, president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dissolved the judiciary commission service on Saturday, as there is no legal basis for their existence according to somali constitution.

The development has stirred controversy across Somalia’s political circle as the dismissed officials and serving judiciary officials including the current chief justice Aideed Ilkahanaf described the dismissal as ‘illegal’ and contrary to the country’s constitution.

Chief Justice Aideed Ilkahanaf

In a statement issued after their meeting, they issued a statement censuring Somali president of acting above the constitution, affirming he has no power to dismiss the judiciary commission without the
parliament’s approval. Somalia’s judicial system often ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world has made a steady progress for the past two years, giving high profile verdicts in a sign of a recovery for the horn of Africa