After the Release of Kenneth White: Will the Government Re-investigate Investment Companies?! [Archives:2000/07/Front Page]

The kidnapped American, Kenneth White was released on Thursday February 10, 2000 after being held hostage for 16 days in deserted caves of Al-Jawf. Kenneth White’s release came as a result of political and tribal mediations with the kidnappers.
Ambiguities are still overshadowing the way he was kidnapped and the identity of the kidnappers. Reports say that they had received the promises from some tribal sheikhs of being able to embezzle YR 34 billion for releasing Mr. White. Official newspapers and senior government authorities are still putting the blame of the kidnapping incident on Al-Munqith Company, said to be an Islah Party company.
An official blackout is still imposed on the incident and independent or opposition newspapers were not allowed to interview the kidnapped employee of Halliburton, an oil company sub-contractor. American diplomatic circles in Sana’a apologized for not being able to help conduct interviews with Mr. White.
Some official sources in the Supreme Organization of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform “Islah” have reported that the party does not have anything to do with the company, calling upon the competent authorities to interfere and hold the offenders accountable for what they have done.
At another level, President Saleh has given his order that the case of Al-Munqith company is to be referred to the court in order to find out the identity of the company and how it was established.
The question that pops up right now is “Will the Yemeni government re-investigate all the files of the investment companies that were established following the war of 1994?”
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