New leadership for Lawyers Syndicate Sana’a Branch [Archives:2004/757/Front Page]

Within the activities of the forth general conference of Yemeni Lawyers Syndicate, which commenced on Wednesday July 14 with the participation of more than 600 lawyers from a number of governorates affiliated with Sana'a branch, a new leadership was elected.
Dr. Mohamed Jafar, undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice, confirmed in his opening statement the importance of activating cooperation between the syndicate and the judicial apparatuses with the aim of activating and strengthening the defence of liberties and human rights principles. He also emphasized the importance of implementing the rule of law, democratic values, justice and peace and sticking to the texts of laws and the spirit of cooperation. “This would effectively contribute to the judicial reform operation”, said the undersecretary.
Dr. Jafar confirmed the importance of including lawyers in official and public meetings and to reflect the independence of the legal profession through the behavior of syndicate's members and lawyers and in the legal texts that regulate the legal profession.
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