A Plead for Action to Ministry of Interior by YNCCRC [Archives:2000/18/Local News]

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May 1 2000

To get the response of the representative of the organization, Yemen Times called Mr. Mats Melin, its Yemen Program Manager. “I am relatively new here as I only spent 6 months in Yemen so far. However, I do know that this is not the first time a car of ours is stolen. In 1998, a similar incident happened, but the security and police forces acted swiftly and returned the car within a short period of time. But in this case, 10 days have passed, and still, the vehicle is not back.” He said. “This is our 37th year working for and with the Yemeni children, and I am concerned that we have heard nothing from the authorities yet. We however would like to thank all the NGOs that have been helping in exerting efforts to have our car back. I am convinced that their work will pay off, and that the vehicle will be back, but action is required by the ministry of interior as soon as possible.” Mr. Melin concluded.
Engineer Yahya Al-Kufayli of the YNCCRC emphasized that the Minister of Interior should do his best in getting the vehicle back as soon as possible for the sake of the activities of the organization. He noted that the Chairman of the Investigative Unit in Sanaa directed him to the Security Manager of Sanaa Governorate.
Until the moment of publishing this issue, the vehicle is not back, and it surely is a pity that such organizations that are helping our children are treated that way, and what is worse is that the authorities are adding insult to injury by their carelessness in dealing with it. It is worth mentioning that the stolen vehicle was extensively used to serve the purpose of delivering services and other tasks that eventually benefit the Yemeni children.

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