NO POLITICAL PRISONER IN YEMENI JAILS, SAYS MINISTER

SANA'A, May 12 (Saba)-No political prisoners in Yemeni jails, Minister of Justice Ghazi al-Aghbari re-confirmed on Wednesday.

In his meeting with the technical team of Yemen Friends Group over justice and security, the minister said that there are only detainees on charges of committing crimes and outlaw acts based on the 1992 law of punishments.

He pointed out to the outlaw elements that blocked roads, looting and burning public and private possessions under pretext of asking rights and freedom of expression, saying no law in the world authorizes to do such crimes.

The minister reviewed needs of Yemen that might friends of Yemen could support in field of judicial reforms in the country.

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