Police disperse protest inside Mauritanian parliament

The article addresses the crisis the Mauritanian Parliament experienced following a sit-in by two opposition female MPs, Khadijatou Aichour and Mariam Sheikh, in protest against their being prevented from performing their parliamentary duties. After the Constitutional Council's decision confirmed their right to remain in Parliament until legal challenges to their disqualification were resolved, the Mauritanian security forces used force to remove them from their offices, resulting in injuries and heightened tension. The two MPs were confined inside the Parliament building, with security forces imposing a siege on the premises and blocking the roads leading to it. This escalation raised concerns about the authorities exceeding legal and democratic boundaries. Judicial rulings and presidential pardons affirmed the MPs' rights, while government officials explained that the issue is related to the judiciary and legislative systems, and that it is being handled within institutional jurisdictions. Opposition MPs denounced the actions of the authorities as unfortunate and dangerous, especially regarding the denial of food and medical treatment to the two MPs inside Parliament.

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