A Judge Commits Flagrant Violations of Human Rights in Eastern Court of Taiz [Archives:2000/37/Local News]

In a memo sent by Aziz Mohammed Musaid along with many other prisoners to the newspaper, Minister of Justice and the Judiciary inspection, appealed to the authorities concerned to do them justice. These prisoners have done nothing except that their cases are with a judge called Abdul Jabar al-Kharasani, who used to work in the East Court of Taiz. He excessively and baselessly kept postponing looking into their cases many times, at a time these victims have been illegally detained in the central prison for a long period of time. Some are in jail for various number of years.
The so-called judge kept himself absent from the court for a long time under the pretext of having some problems with the chief judge. After filing complaints in the judiciary inspection, the so-called JUDGE never appeared for questioning. Committees from the Judiciary inspection were formed to investigate into the matter. However, he escaped. Reports made by these committees showed that this JUDGE had proven to be corrupt. He never settled a case since 1414 Hegira. More than 321 cases have not been settled and they are still looking into by the court. Another unknown number of cases are kept in his home. Neither the court nor the judiciary inspection know anything about. These reports also prove that he had committed lots of judiciary violations that should not let go. However, so far nothing has happened and the so corrupt JUDGE is out of the reach of law. Despite clear orders of Minister of Justice and judiciary inspection to dismiss him, refer him to the punitive council and assign Abdul Hak al-Sabri in his post, the so-called JUDGE never adhered to the Ministers orders to submit the files to the new judge. He despotically keeps them at home.
Aziz Mohammed Musaid, a Yemeni and is a beholder of the American nationality, is one of those who are in jail for more than two years without any legal warrant. He appealed to all human rights organizations concerned in Yemen and outside to condemn such acts of violations of human rights. He revealed that his case is so simple and does not entail such a punishment. In his memo, he informed the authorities concerned on starting a hunger strike until the judiciary authorities force the so called JUDGE to submit his file to the new judge or any other one to look into his case and do him justice.

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