Luuq — Ethiopian-AMISOM forces closed down a local court in Gedo regional district of Luuq of southwestern Somalia on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.
According to witnesses, the Ethiopians ordered court judges and the prosecutor to halt criminal hearings at the court building shortly after their arrival. Federal Government of Somalia officials couldn't be reached for comment but independent sources tell GO that the Ethiopian peacekeepers who were officially integrated into African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and court officials had been at loggerheads over undisclosed issues.
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