This is justice? Prisoner without a trial [Archives:2003/06/Local News]

A Yemeni citizen has been under arrest in a prison in Taiz governorate for more than a year and a half without any criminal charge or legal justifications. The who is named Abduallah Mohammed M. al-Hubaishi was detained in a precautionary prison in Taiz., but despite directives by the attorney general, the minister of human rights and the speaker of the parliament, Taiz security continued refusing his release.
Al-Hubaishi was arrested in May 2001 as a major to force his runaway son, surrender himself to authorities.
Al-Hubaishi son is accused of a murder in Sana’a.
One day there was exchange of fire-shooting between traffic policemen and a group of citizens at al-Azrakain checkpoint. It resulted in the death one of a citizen from Sa’ada and disappearance of the murder suspect.
However, Taiz security administration imprisoned the father until the son hands himself over.
It seems that there are tribal notables are putting pressure on Taiz security to continue al-Hubaishi’s detention.
A delegation from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have visited the prisoner and asked the security authorities in Taiz to release al-Hubaishi as quick as possible.

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