Mogadishu (KAAB TV) – The Somali Armed Forces Court is preparing to request that the People’s Assembly Committee withdraw the parliamentary immunity granted to MPs who are reportedly involved in clan militia conflicts in the Lower Shabelle region.
General Ahmed Haji Abdullahi, the Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Armed Forces Court—commonly known as Kamey—stated that certain officials have been shielded from legal consequences despite substantial evidence of their involvement in violent clan clashes.
“Officials from both sides participated in the fighting in Wanlaweyn District. They supplied the militias with weapons, ammunition, and money, and also defended them verbally and supported them on social media,” the deputy prosecutor said.
“We have now gathered extensive evidence proving that some authorities benefiting from immunity are directly aligned with the militias that fought in Wanlaweyn District,” he added.
He further noted that the Committee of the Federal Parliament, along with the Parliamentary Ethics Committee, will request the removal of immunity from the implicated MPs once the evidence is formally presented.