University students demand civil guards [Archives:2007/1084/Local News]

SANA'A, Sept. 9 – In a statement to Yemen Times, the head of the Islah Party at the Faculty of Trading and Commerce, Belal Al-Nehari demanded civil guards for the university instead of the military ones.

Al-Nehari accused the military guards at the university of attacking students in the University yard while they were defending their rights in registering at the University peacefully. He, also, refuted the accusation of the GPC head Abdulmaleq Al-Sayaghi at the Faculty that the students shot fires towards the military guards. “We absolutely refuted the accusation of Abdulmaleq Al-Sayaghi that we shot fires towards the soldiers or even used sticks against them. we are sorry that the ruling party defends the crimes of security soldiers. Therefore, we ask for civil guards fit the message that the University presents.” Al-Nehari said.

This deny comes as a reply to the statement released by Al-Sayaghi in Yemen Times on the August 19th in which he accused the Islahi students at the University of shooting fires towards the soldiers and spread riot at the University yard.

Sana'a University witnessed riot and strong clashes between new students and security soldiers during the enroll period in the middle of August. The clashed lead to injuring the student Ameen Al-Shubati on head when one of the soldiers beat him by the back of his pistol. The security administration at Sana'a University refused to give information about the reaction of the administration towards the incident or about the number of the security soldiers at the University.

The Sana'a University witnessed clashes between the Students of GPC and Islah in 2005 during the elections of the General Union of the Yemeni Students. The head of GPC Abdulmaleq Al-Sayaghi stated that the Islahi students by this demand just wants to attract the sympathy of the new students in order to attract them to the Islah party . Al-Sayaghi added that the Islahi students want to get rid of the military security because they can't attack them since it is a crime according to the law while it is easier for them to attck the civil guards and to spread riot in the University. ” the one who doesn't want security, is the one who wants mass.” Al-Sayaghi stated.

Al-Sayaghi stated that the law prevents any political activities in the worship places and the public places such as the University.
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