President Rayale Agrees To Reopen Parliament
HARGEISA, Somaliland (Somaliland Globe)- The leader of the of the Upper House of parliament, Suleiman Mohamoud Aden, and nine other members met president Rayale to impress upon him to reopen the parliament, which was taken over by the police on Tuesday, without preconditions.
The president agreed to reopen it, according to Aden.
Apart from Aden and his colleagues’ efforts, there were also forty highly influential suldans (traditional clan leaders) who talked some sense into the president to open the parliament on Saturday to avoid a potential confrontation between the police and members of the public who are preparing themselves to defend their MPs to resume their public duties in parliament without hindrance.
“The president agreed to reopen the parliament and will order the police to stay away from parliament premises so that the lawmakers can resume their duties fully in parliament on Saturday,” Mr. Aden said in an interview with the BBC radio. Also, he appealed to the opposition parties to call off their planned nationwide protest activities on Saturday since the president agreed to reopen the parliament.
Thirty-two MPs held an impromptu meeting in a private residence in south Hargeisa on Wednesday after the security forces denied them to resume their duties in parliament. The MPs agreed to present themselves to the parliament on Saturday along with members of the public who are expected to come out in full force in central Hargeisa.
Impeachment trial initiated by the opposition MPs against the president triggered fresh political crisis in the country and put the Legislative branch directly on a collision course with Executive branch. Consequently, president ordered the police to take control of the parliament to prevent MPS from debating on his impeachment trial.
The confrontation between the two sides continues. Before, the confrontation was confined between the opposition parties and the president.
Somaliland Globe
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