AL JAZEERA: The Somali cabinet has voted to make Islamic law the basis for the country's legal system.
Tuesday's move was an attempt to isolate more extreme armed groups by agreeing to a demand supported by much of the Somali population.
Farhan Ali Mohamed, the information minister, said implementing sharia, or Islamic law, would help end attacks by the militias.
The bill must still be approved by parliament, which is expected to hear it within days, and the ministry of justice would still select judges and police would have the power to detain suspects, the minister said.
Several armed groups have said they will stop fighting the government if sharia were implemented. >>> | Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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