A Somali court doesn't like the judge? Fire him Five judges declared the expansion of the president's powers illegal, and a few hours later they themselves were expelled from the court by military personnel who arrived in over 30 vans. The Supreme Court of Somalia invalidated the 2012 interim constitution amendments along with all their implications. Among the cancellations was the increase of the term of office of the president and the parliament from 4 to 5 years, which added another year to both authorities. The court ordered the elections to be held within 90 days, and gave the political forces 30 days to reach an agreement among themselves. The day before, the president fired the chairman of the court, Bash Yusuf, and appointed in his place his own legal adviser from the ruling party. The decision was still made without the dismissal, and after the announcement he and five of his colleagues took refuge in the house of the former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, fearing revenge. The Federal Center has no legal grounds left after such a decision, but there is no one to implement it. The police and the army are subordinate to the same president, the territories of the country are no longer subordinate to him, and there is no body in the country capable of forcing the government to leave. Then the court's decision will remain on paper, and Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud will continue to lead the country and prepare elections according to his discretion. - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.

A Somali court doesn't like the judge? Fire him Five judges declared the expansion of the president's powers illegal, and a few hours later they themselves were expelled from the court by military personnel who arrived in over 30 vans. The Supreme Court of Somalia invalidated the 2012 interim constitution amendments along with all their implications. Among the cancellations was the increase of the term of office of the president and the parliament from 4 to 5 years, which added another year to both authorities. The court ordered the elections to be held within 90 days, and gave the political forces 30 days to reach an agreement among themselves. The day before, the president fired the chairman of the court, Bash Yusuf, and appointed in his place his own legal adviser from the ruling party. The decision was still made without the dismissal, and after the announcement he and five of his colleagues took refuge in the house of the former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, fearing revenge. The Federal Center has no legal grounds left after such a decision, but there is no one to implement it. The police and the army are subordinate to the same president, the territories of the country are no longer subordinate to him, and there is no body in the country capable of forcing the government to leave. Then the court's decision will remain on paper, and Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud will continue to lead the country and prepare elections according to his discretion. - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.