Somali President Signs Sharia Bill

May 14, 2009 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - New Laws

Somali PresidentOn Wednesday, the President of Somali Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has signed a bill which will permit the implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in Somalia. The Deputy Parliament speaker, Osman Elmi Boqore said that the politicians would support the proposal. Boqore said,

All the people in Somalia are Muslims, so there is no reason why the parliament should not endorse the Sharia law bill.

Last month the parliament allowed the implementation of this Islamic law. And at last the bill pass by President Sharif Sheikh a day after received a peace proposal by spiritual clerics. This new UN-backed Somalia’s government was formed in the adjacent Republic of Djibouti following the midway government merged with a coalition of UIC (Union of Islamic Courts), led by Sheikh Ahmed.

Sharia law was a key demand in the war-torn country. Almost 100 percent people of the country are Muslim, so every citizen of the country welcomes this new law.

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