Eight Puntland MPs Lose Parliamentary Immunity

Garowe (PP News Desk) — Puntland Parliament held a parliamentary session to vote on removal of eight MPs. Thirty five MPs have voted in favour of the motion to remove parliamentary immunity of eight MPs.

The Speaker of Puntland Parliament Abdirashid Jibril organised the motion behind-the-scenes in response to a motion to unseat him. The loss of the parliamentary immunity will make the eight MPs vulnerable to detention by authorities.

Thirty five Puntland MPs voted in favour of a motion to remove fellow MPs’ parliamentary immunity.

There are indications that the Speaker bypassed parliamentary procedures to settle political scores. Puntland parliamentary procedures stipulate that disciplinary hearing precede any motion that could lead to loss of parliamentary immunity.

The names of the eight MPs who lost immunity are Mohamud Ahmed Alim , Musse Said Hassan (Jajabsay), Suleiman Farah Isse, Abdikani Abshir Surato, Mohamud Mohamed Bare, Abdirahman Mohamud Mohamed (Dhoorre), Abdiaziz Said Gacmay (Baduugaaye) and Abdijamal Osman Mohamed.

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