SANA’A, May 3 – Editor-in-Chief of Al-Balagh weekly was arrested last Wednesday morning and thrown in the Criminal Investigation Bureau’s prison without any obvious charges.
From the jail cell, Abdullah Al-Wazeer told the Yemen Times on Telephone: "security authorities summoned me to the Criminal Investigation Bureau and told me that I am detained and will be referred to prosecution for a criminal charge, which is not clear."
When the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) called the Interior Minister Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi to inquire him about the case, he said a complaint was sued against Al-Wazir, but he never explained what is the complaint and who sued it.
"I was illegally arrested for publication issues. And as security authorities could not find evidence for my detention, they fabricated a charge against me. Until now I have never known the charge and I hope the situation to come gradually back to normal and the law to prevail the country," Al-Wazir went on.
Abdullah Al-Wazir published an article on his paper last Tuesday under the heading "They disgrace the President". The article discussed practice of the president’s henchmen and how they make their enemies out of nothing, cause anarchy and chaos, break government laws, embezzle public money and grab private and public property.
