MP Aabi: We shall continue with the motion

Ahmed Aabi Adan who is among the MPs tabled the impeachment motion against Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has term the discarded of the motion by the speaker as illogical act.

He pointed out that the decision of the speaker has left many somalis shock and may lead the country to political chios.

“Once he decided to drop the impeachment motion, there is nothing remain to discuss, we as the motion supporters, we shall continue with the motion, our lawyers are ready to provide us with whatever necessary about the motion after that we are going to share the result with him (speaker) and the international community” he said.

Mr Aabi accused the speaker of violeting the professional constitution as he plans to secure position to be one of signetories of the roadmap of the nation.

The comments emerged after the speaker of Somali federal parliament, Mohamed osman Jawaari said the concerns raised in the impeachment motion did not meet the minimum threshold as provided for under Article 84 of the Penal Code.

The move by the speaker is yet another development in the impeachment motion which has raised more questions that answers regarding the actual position and procedure of impeachment.

The Provisional Constitutional bestows authority to parliament to originate an impeachment motion against the president upon which the constitutional court will determine the legal merits before transmitting it to parliament for a vote should it find it in the affirmative.

However the absence of the court has technically left the motion in limbo which could partly explain why the speaker decided to determine its fate.

The speaker had earlier in the month asked parliament to deliberate on the best possible way out which would among others lead to the establishment of an ad hoc constitutional court.

Parliament has gone on recess until October 21, 2015 when the 7th session will start.
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