MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - About fifteen members of Parliament who have been barred from attending the next five sessions have vowed have separate session, plunging the country into further political crisis.

Abdirashid Mohamed Hiding, a lawmaker suspended from the upcoming house sessions has told BBC Somali Service that they will form new caucuses and hold separate sessions.

"We do not believe that the speaker power to execute the suspension because the mandate of the parliament lapsed. We will keep on our demands to hold elections in the country," he said.

The remarks of the MP comes hours after the House leadership suspended lawmakers, who are allied to the opposition after they were reportedly caused ‘disturbed’ proceedings Saturday forcing the House to adjourn.


In a separate Twitter post, former security minister and MP Abdirizak Mohamed accused the speaker of abusing the entrusted authority to act an arbiter.

"Somalia has become a police state. Today the legislature lost all credibility as an independent institution after deploying plain-clothed army inside the parliament, violating its sanctity," he said. "MPs are also targeted for expressing their opinion in opposition to term extension."

Somalia was expected to hold elections last year but was called off after the political stakeholders failed to agreed on the electoral process.

International community which supports Somali government, had been pressing the political stakeholders including leaders of the federal government and regional states to iron out their differences to allow the country hold the parliamentary and presidential elections.

In a statement, UK government on Saturday warned an automatic extension saying it will not support parallel or partial elections.

The Kingdom urged Somali leaders to agree on implementation 17-Sep deal on the electoral process between the federal government and its member states.