Constitutional Crisis In Somalia: Digil
Mirifle Communities Plan More Protests Against President Hassan in London
By Madey Bidaar
More protests are planned for Tuesday in London against
President Hassan Sheikh, whose administration and inner circles had rushed to nominate
Police and Intelligence Chief to members of his clan and his associated
allies. This has been last positions
held by Digil Mirifle communities and has left them without any positions in
the ethnically power-shared government brokered by the United Nations. Currently
all Somali foreign missions including the UN, Islamic Bank, Arab League,
African Union, and Somali representatives in Geneva are not represented Digil
Mirifle communities who are one of the major clans of Somalia. This is not much of the Digil Mirifle public
will accept. This time, demonstrators will march on president Hassan right in
front of the international community during London conference which starts this
week.
The demonstrators are asking for fair and just sharing of
all government positions. Several Digil
Mirifle political figures are expected to take part in the marches, some
travelling to London as far as from Australia and North America.
On Saturday day, President Hassan failed to reach agreement
with Digil Mirifle MPs. He could get
them to compromise. They are now in
process of drafting a parliament motion against Hassan Sheekh. They vowed to unseat him through vote of no
confidence.
"We condemn the irresponsible act by the president of
the federal government in replacing and politically excluding Digil Mirifle members
of his government. It is illegitimate act
that is rejected by a large section of the Somali people," an umbrella of Digil
Mirifle groups said in a statement.
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