Somalia vows to eliminate al-Shabaab’s courts

A newly appointed interior minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi says the federal government of Somalia pledged to eliminate all Alshabab’s courts in central and Southern Somalia. He said the plan is to finish the mission within two years.

Speaking at a ceremony in Mogadishu, the newly-appointed Interior Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi admitted that some people seek justice from al-Shabaab’s courts due to a lack of trust in the country’s judicial system.

The minister believes his government is determined to eliminate such courts in Lower Shabelle and Mogadishu within the next two years. According to Fiqi, the lack of enforcement of government courts’ judgments is the reason why some Somalis seek justice from these courts.

Many people seek justice in al-Shabab courts in secret because they believe either the Somali government courts are corrupt or their fear of Alshabab fighters which does permit people to seek justice in other courts.