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| Haidar's Trail Adjourned to December 5 |
| 2010-11-29 |
| [Yemen Post] Yemeni Court, specialized in the cases of terrorism and state security, adjourned the trail of Yemeni journalist and Al-Qaeda expert Abdul Elah Haidar, and his friend, Abdel Karim Al-Shami, to December 5. During the trail, Haider renewed his boycott of the trail and said it was illegal. Haidar also told Judge Ridhwan Al-Namer that he faced torture and ill-treatment during his detention for almost 35 days in the National Security and in Political Security without any charge. Judge Namer considered Haidar's comments to be personal told Haidar to talk to the prosecution if he felt that the National Security treated him in a negative way. Security forces had raided the neighborhood of the journalist Haidar and broke into his house on the evening of Monday, August 16, 2010. They jugged him and took him to an unknown destination which is likely to be the headquarter of the national security. The prosecution claims that journalist Abdul Elah Haidar over the last three years participated in an armed illegal gang and is working for Al-Qaeda. The prosecutor also said that Haidar used to publish false statements through numerous media outlets in order to promote Al-Qaeda. They claim that he is damaging public interest and harming public peace. Other accusations against Haidar were that commonly had worked as a media for the holy man of Anwar Al-Awlaki was to meet with leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and urged Al-Qaeda members and urge them to strike strategic objectives and interests, and foreign embassies in Yemen. |
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