After the ruling, the government sent security forces after the chief justice and the judges, seeking to arrest them, and court staff were assaulted.
Claimed by: Former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire (opposition Somali Salvation Forum)
So far this rests only on one side of the dispute. We'll update this page as reporting comes in, then say whether it held up.
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Who's reporting it
- AFP (via Arab News Pakistan) , 2026-11-05: Khaire said the president sent troops to the court and that the chief justice and lawyers were being sought at home for arrest and had been tortured; AFP could not confirm this. source
- Dawan Africa , 2026-11-05: Khaire told reporters security forces attacked the chief justice's guards and court staff and that the five judges behind the decision are being hunted. source
- ChimpReports , 2026-11-07: Ahmed says he was told of presidential instructions to security commanders to arrange his arrest and that five justices were stopped from leaving the country on Nov 5 and 6. source
History
- 2026-11-10: One side only. AFP said it could not verify Khaire's account, though images in Somali media appeared to show armed personnel in the court compound. Ahmed says no summons or criminal complaint has been served on him and that reports of arrest instructions were passed to him rather than seen by him. No government response was found.