Changes in Security Apparatus in Sana’a [Archives:2000/16/Local News]

Yemen’s ministry of interior has recently begun a large-scale changes in high ranking security posts included tens of police officers at 16b security stations, replacing them by young commanders from the Police Academy graduates.
Yemen Times sources said the changes came in response to sharp criticism from Human Rights Organization against some security men accused of committing violations against some citizens.
Interior minister Hussein Mohammed Arab said in a meeting with security commands that the said changes came in implementation of the principle of award and punishment and as a result of a series of mistakes and violations committed by former security commands. He added that his ministry was keen to make those changes as comprehensive in order to rectify security conduct and practices.
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