Al-Maswari Freed on Saturday [Archives:2001/05/Front Page]

After more than two weeks in captivity, Mohammed Hussein Al-Maswari, 32, the eldest son of the Capital’s Secretary was freed last Friday January 26.
Yemen Times has learnt that he was released after tribal mediation was successful after promises had been given to the tribesmen of Bani Dhabian tribe in Mareb in regard to their claims that the kidnapped had bought weapons for YR 40 million and didn’t pay for them. Another tribal source mentioned that among the demands was the release of six tribesmen from the same tribe held in the government’s prisons.
Members of the Bani Dhabian tribe in Sanaa had kidnapped Mohammed Al-Maswari on January 10, and kept him in their tribal region for 16 days. Observers predict that the move of kidnapping individuals belonging to wealthy families may be an alternative for tribesmen if the latest incident proved to be successful.

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