Al-Wahdawi [Archives:2008/1128/Press Review]
Tuesday, February 5
Top Stories
– Joint Meeting Parties boycott presidential committee's meeting
– JMP Spokesman: Government and Houthis underestimate blood and lives of Yemenis
– A military resource denies media report that an army helicopter was shot down by Houthis
– Opposition parities accuse Aden governor of provoking controversy over legitimacy of peaceful protests
– Seven Houthis and three soldiers shot dead in recent Sa'ada clashes
– Hubeish locals protest against arrest of seven fellowmen by security authorities
– JMP higher leadership urges authority to stop arbitrary practices destroying social peace and contravening constitution
Joint Meeting Parties' Higher Leadership urged the authority to cease its arbitrary practices, which it say, may destroy social peace and contravene the constitution, stressing the necessity of organizing peaceful protests that are the best means for pressing the government and its corrupt officials to work for the sake of Yemen, the weekly reported in a front page story. In their Monday's meeting, chaired by JMP Higher Council Chairman Abdulwahab Al-Anisi, the opposition parties discussed a variety of political developments at the national level.
The meeting reviewed the continuous deterioration of economic, security and social situations and discussed the dangerous indicators, which according to opposition leaders, are symptomatic of the dire situations in the country, coupled with the continued legal violations and human rights abuses so far practiced by the security authorities. JMP called on the relevant government agencies to protect public money from irresponsible conducts and interrogate corrupt officials who constitute a threat to the nation, and its security and stability.
The opposition parties denounced the arbitrary practices that target peaceful protests and sit-ins in the southern governorates and harass human rights activists nationwide. According to the weekly, the JMP Higher Council's meeting came up with various recommendations with regard to the peaceful functions, which the oppressed citizens use as means to voice their concerns and claim their constitutional rights.
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