The SYL expelled thirteen deputies who abstained from the confidence vote

Evidence

“Received yesterday Sheikh Mukhtar— President of the National Assembly. I found out from him that the day before yesterday eve- ning, the SYL has expulsed from the party about fifteen deputies who abstained from the recent confidence of the government… . I found out from Abdirazak, whom I called, that the number of expulsed were 13… . These were Haji Musa Boqor, Musa Samantar, Osman Mo- hamed Adde, Ismail Duale, Ahmed Allor, Awil Haji Abdullahi, Abdullahi Mohamed Gablan, Mohamed Ahmed Haji Salah, Yasin Nur Hassan, Ahmed Gure Mamun, Mohamed Abdi Gi- bril, Islao Osman Nur, and Ali Alio.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1451

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

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