(SomaliNet) Members of the transitional parliament in Baidoa city 245km southwest of the Somalia capital Mogadishu Saturday unanimously approved in their session three months martial law to be imposed on the war torn country Somalia. The MPs began debating last Thursday over the martial law and how it would affect the Somali people. Mostly voiced to amend the controversial law and set up committee to review the text.
| Under the martial law, the government will act militarily and hold the country with hard fist. |
There were some articles altered after long debate by the MPs. 156 parliamentarians have arrived to the session this morning to pass by the plan put forward by the government. 154 of the 156 MPs have endorsed the martial law while 2 kept silent. Abdulahi Sheik Ismael, the minister of the constitutional federalism read out to members of the parliament about the result of the voting and then announced the implementation of law.
Under the martial law, the government will act as militarily and hold the country with hard fist. The president will have the last decision of the result by the parliament. |