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MOGADISHU, 21 October 2026 — Somalia’s House of the People on Wednesday approved a judicial cooperation agreement with Turkey covering extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and the transfer of sentenced prisoners.
129 lawmakers voted in favour, 10 against and one abstained, during the House’s 27th sitting of its eighth session, chaired by Speaker Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur ‘Jamac’ and Second Deputy Speaker Abdullahi Omar Abshirow.
Somalia’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs said the agreement creates formal cooperation between the two countries that would ease legal assistance, help fight crime and strengthen cooperation between their judicial institutions.
Justice Minister Hassan Moalim Mahmoud thanked lawmakers for approving the agreement and for their debate and recommendations, the ministry said. He also praised the House’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee for its work reviewing the agreement.
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In other business, lawmakers passed a bill on customers after a third reading, with 137 voting in favour, two against and one abstention.
The House also held a first reading of the African Youth Charter, submitted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The minister briefed lawmakers on the charter, the House said.
Meanwhile, Speaker Nur said a vote and third reading of a bill to amend the Central Bank of Somalia law, Law No. 130 of April 2012, had been postponed because officials from the drafting ministry did not attend the sitting. He said the Ministry of Finance would be held to account over the matter.