The highest courts in Puntland are closed for the fifth day after they have not received wages for their work.
Officials of the highest court said they will issue a statement regarding the matter.
The judiciary walk out is a stark reminder of the corruption in Puntland that has affected all level of government.
Under Corrupt Abdiwali Ali Mohamed Gaas the President of Puntland State of Somalia soldiers and police have several times staged mutiny where they occupied the State Bank in Garoowe and other large cities in Puntland and closure of the main exit road out of the capital.
A report by the Puntland independent human rights commissioner of Puntland said ‘Civil servants were paid only for 5 months in 2016 and in 2017 only 7 months’.
So for work of two years they only got paid for 1 year.
This was revealed by the human rights commissioner of Puntland in 2017.
Officials of the highest court said they will issue a statement regarding the matter.
The judiciary walk out is a stark reminder of the corruption in Puntland that has affected all level of government.
Under Corrupt Abdiwali Ali Mohamed Gaas the President of Puntland State of Somalia soldiers and police have several times staged mutiny where they occupied the State Bank in Garoowe and other large cities in Puntland and closure of the main exit road out of the capital.
A report by the Puntland independent human rights commissioner of Puntland said ‘Civil servants were paid only for 5 months in 2016 and in 2017 only 7 months’.
So for work of two years they only got paid for 1 year.
This was revealed by the human rights commissioner of Puntland in 2017.