News on al-Houthi fleeing to unknown destination; fighting in Saadah; government threatens to desolve opposition parties
Yemen, Politics, 7/1/2004

The political atmosphere in Yemen was intensified unprecedentedly during the past 24 hours, while confrontations have been escalated between the Yemeni forces and supporters of the Yemeni opposition members Hussein al-Houthi.

In Sadaah, a political crises blew up between the authority and the opposition parties which call themselves " the joint meeting," which brings together the coalition of the Islamic reforms, the socialist, the Unionist Naserite, al-Haq, al-Baath and the federation of the people's forces.

News reports said that the position of the opposition in rejecting the government's continued war against al-Houthi and his supporters and their call on the parliament to fact finding for the Saadah incident and demanding accountability for the officials, provoked the authority to the extent it loomed to desolve the opposition parties.

The government based its position against the opposition to that " its stand implies clear encouragement of the rebellious al-Houthi and his followers to continue their rebellion and defiance of the constitution and the law and giving justifications to crimes committed against members of this " mislead " group.

A source at the government's parties affairs committee said that the position of the parties of the " joint committee" which he described as irresponsible " places the parties under legal investigation which makes imperative to maintain firm accountability before the judiciary, including legal measures which place them under desolving these parties because they are collaborating with this crime committed against the homeland and citizens and a treason for the Yemeni Republic constitution."

Meantime, well-informed sources said that number of killed and injured persons in Saadah is increasing, noting that the Yemeni forces are suffering heavy casualties, and expected the number of casualties among the government's forces to increase to 100 among killed or injured.

The Yemeni Minister of the Interior Lt. gen. Rashad al-Alami is to be presented before the parliament on Saturday to clarify the reality of what is taking place in Sadaah of bloody armed confrontations.

On the other hand, the Yemeni government took a decision provided for closing all educational schools and centers which work outside the rules of the education law number 45 for 1992. This was approved following a meeting for the Yemeni Cabinet on Tuesday to discuss Saadah incidents.

In a press statement, the Yemeni cabinet said that the decision was taken due to the " connection between the acts of violence and extremist views and thinking made in the circles of students and youths, campaigned by the curricula of such centers."

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