Aljazeera :
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed says he has suspended Prime Minister Hussein Roble’s powers, sparking accusations of an “indirect coup” amid a protracted feud that has seen both leaders trade allegations over the holding up of parliamentary elections.
The move on Monday intensified a months-long constitutional crisis and raised fears of violence, prompting the United States to call for calm.
“The president decided to suspend [the] prime minister … and stop his powers since he was linked with corruption,” the office of the president said in a statement, accusing Roble of interfering with an investigation into a land grabbing case.
It added that the marine forces commander was also under investigation for corruption and had been suspended.
In response, Roble’s office called the statement “outrageous”, saying on Twitter the attempt to “militarily take over” the office of the prime minister was in breach of the law.
