56 Prisoners Released, 106 Confirmed in Custody
Yemeni vice-president Mr. Abdu Rabou Mansour Hadi ordered fifty six prisoners, who were arrested after taking part in the protests that took place in Al-Sheher province, to be released.
According to the Information Center of the Interior Ministry, the prisoners were released after they vowed not to come back to riots, disorder, vandalism and acts of lawlessness that threaten civil peace and social tranquility. The center added that three prisoners, who were said to be accused of inciting riots and violence, are still arrested.
Meanwhile, about 70 others, who were arrested for protesting in the 21st of May, are still in jail in Aden province.
On the same regard, Mr. Lahasson Saleh Musleh, Deputy-governor of Al-Dale’e province, said that 43 people were arrested on charges of separatism, chanting anti-unity slogans, destroying public and private property during the demonstrations, during which one person was killed and 13 others injured.
Lahasson added that the elements opened fire and threw hand grenades at the security forces in three separate places, one of which hit a number of security personnel.
For his part, Mr.Yahya Al-Raei, the head of the Parliament, attacked the elements and described them to be imbued with apostasy, separation and hatred, demanding them to stop their hostile and subversive acts against the people and the country.Politically speaking, the opposition parties represented by (JMP) attacked the speech delivered by President Saleh in Taiz province early this week. “Saleh’s statement contained serious signs, descriptions and charges against various political forces. It included implicit messages of violence, showing that the situation may be further aggravated in the future and the consequences may not be safe. This had negatively the Yemeni public opinion and increased the level of tensions and anxiety,” they said.
