HARGEISA, Somalia July 8 (TF.SF) - Lawmakers in Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are currently in the capital of the tribal enclave of sepretist Somaliland , northern breakaway republic of Somaliland. despite threats by Somaliland authorities, inside sources tell TF.SFO.Three TFG lawmakers flew from the Somali capital Mogadishu weeks ago and spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya, before boarding a plane to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland .Two lawmakers were identified as MP Abdalla Haji Ali and MP Ahmed Dahir Dakir, while the third unnamed MP was described as a new lawmaker from the Somali Diaspora. The TFG Parliament was expanded in Jan. 2009 to accommodate Islamists, TFG dissident lawmakers and civil society representatives, including Diaspora activists.
"The [TFG] lawmakers are in Hargeisa and they have reunited with their families after a long time," said a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu, who spoke with Tf.SF on the condition of anonymity.
Somaliland officials have previously vowed to arrest and send back any member of the TFG who sets foot in Hargeisa and other towns in Somaliland. In Feb. 2009, Somaliland police arrested arrested TFG lawmaker Mohamed Mohamud "Indhobur" for 11 days before putting him on a plane back to Mogadishu.
SOMALILAND is located in northwestern Somalia and unilaterally declared independence in 1991. The Terrorist separatist region has not been recognized internationally.
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