Drama from real lifeFamily experiences tragedy over property dispute (part 2 of 2)What can we do when our land is plundered? [Archives:2003/694/Culture]

By Amin Mohammed Qaid Al-Da'ari
For the Yemen Times
Unfortunately, the land terrorist looters did not respect the holy month of Ramadan, and let others fast in safety. But they intentionally have chosen the Holy Month because it is known for all of us that people sleep day and get up night, so that they can build whatever the want freely with no troubles, you can say real thieves.
During the four-hour-long battle, my brother-in-law was killed and my father developed illness.
The material loss amounting to YR 3 million was spent during the war and its aftermath.
It's known for all Yemenis that too much money is spent to cover the expenses of such problems, especially in death cases, because too many people should attend the funeral ceremony along with some sheiks and key figures.
The same thing happened to us after my brother-in-law's death. Too much money was spent in his funeral ceremony: food for guests and attendants, and burial, in addition to missing a great man who went fighting for dignity and honor, my brother in law.
When the war ended, some military vehicles rushed to the crime scene capturing the terrorist gang, but it was very late. It was several days before the violence began when we reported the problems to a police headquarter, Al-Gedairi. We were surprised when they were released. They were put in jail in the afternoon and discharged in the evening.
It seemed as if the security apparatus had been unable to seize such terrorists.
The military vehicles took the gang members to the investigation office in Sana'a to be interrogated about the motives beyond their aggression over the others' land and the bad consequences they resulted to due to their aggression.
They were released before the interrogations got completed, because they resorted to tribal arbitration.

Poor treatment
Whenever my relatives-in-law see anyone of my family and me they start scolding and nagging, saying, “it is because of you