Hadramaut journalists call for release of colleague [Archives:2004/704/Local News]

Journalists in Hadramaut governorate called for the immediate release of their colleague journalist Mr. Fuwad Rashid last week. The Yemen Journalists Syndicate member was imprisoned based on orders by the prosecution in Al-Manwara jail in Mukalla where he is still detained till date without any charges filed against him. Journalists complained that the authorities disregarded the verdict issued by Al-Mukalla First Instance Court, which refused the prosecution's request to extend the detention of the journalist.
According to the protesting journalists, the insistence by the prosecution to keep Rashid in prison is considered a serious precedent and a challenge to the judiciary and an attempt to undermine the justice system in the country.
The syndicate's branch in Hadramawt as well as protesting journalists expressed their solidarity with Rashid, demanded his immediate release and requested from authorities to hold the prosecutors responsible for any consequences of the arrest, indicating that the health of their colleague has already started to deteriorate.
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