Somalia's President suspends Prime Minister pending investigation
The Hindu
The President had suspended Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble before over an earlier confrontation.
Somalia's President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, said on Monday he had suspended the Prime Minister’s powers, escalating a destabilising dispute in theHorn of Africa country.
The President, who had suspended Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble before over an earlier confrontation, said in a statement he had taken the action pending an investigation of accusations the Prime Minister had acquired land fraudulently.
The government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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