Authorities believed to stand behind PFUP’s head-office stormed [Archives:2005/843/Front Page]
Mohammed bin Sallam
SANA'A, May16- In a statement distributed Monday, the Popular Forces Unionist Party (PFUP) accused the authorities of standing behind the dominance and storming of its head-office.
An armed band including 15 elements stormed the head-office of the PFUP this week, and then stormed the office of al-Shura Newspaper affiliated to the PFUP.
The attackers took away all the computers and other devices and equipment from the newspaper's office.
The statement issued by the PFUP's General Secretariat said: “Storming our head-office is thought of as an unprecedented incident that was officially planned and motivated.
The Joint Opposition Meeting Parties (JOMP) condemned the storming and occupation of PFUP's head-office.
In a statement, the JOMP said: “the Joint Opposition Meeting Parties condemn the formation of armed militias by any party considering such actions as flagrant violation of the constitution which prohibit the use of armed forces to serve interests of any party or any person.”
The JOMP warned of resorting to violence as a means for solving internal issues.
For its part, the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) issued a statement in which it condemned the storming of the PFUP's head-office and therefore it has shown readiness to stand next to the PFUP.
The statement said:”All these arbitrary procedures appear to pave the way to publicly implement the threat against the PFUP”, the statement added. “All such assaults are part of the official policy adopted by the government which makes the economic situation of the nation go from bad to worse, signifying the huge difference between the official talk and real-life situations deteriorating from day to day.”
The statement concluded, “condemning all such works meant to be 'political terrorism', we invite all the political parties, local and international civil community organizations to express solidarity with the PFUP since neither the right nor freedom can be divided into smaller parts.”
It is worth noting the storming of PFUP's head-office coincided with the address of the President of the Republic delivered last Saturday during his meeting with a number of Yemeni religious scholars, MPs and al-Shura members.
In his address, the President said: “the armed wing of al-Haq and the Popular Forces Unionist parties were involved in supporting rebellion.
The President added, “we have enough evidence that confirms the plans and plots of some parties to coup against the republican regime”
In response to what the President said, the PFUP circulated a statement in which it claimed the President not to instigate against political parties, denying all that the President mentioned in his address.
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