Governor of Hoddida Complains [Archives:2000/18/Local News]

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May 1 2000

The governor of Hoddida, Mohamed Hatem Al-Khawi accused Mohammed Ali Al-Ulefi, Chief Editor of Al-Ray Ala’am newspaper of extorting money from him for subscription to the newspaper. Yemen Times has got a copy of a letter addressed to the information minister, chairman of journalists union and chief editors in Yemen saying that he received a phone call from Al-Ulefi requesting him either to pay YR 500 thousand for subscription and congratulations’ ads, or he will be liable to severe criticism like that conducted against Minister of Interior and governor of Aden.

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