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| Yemen Opposition Says No to Timetable |
| 2011-10-21 |
| [Yemen Post] After president Sakeh came out on Wednesday evening saying that he needed "guarantees" from the USA, the Gulf Arab states and the European before signing any transfer-power deal, which he said he would ink, the Opposition slammed him, accusing him of declaring war to his country. Mohamed Qahtan, the Opposition's main front man and long standing political opponent of the regime as he heads the Yemeni Moslem Brüderbund, told the press that Saleh was only trying to make things worse by refusing to admit the inevitable, stalling once again the power-transfer with his empty promises and ridiculous demands. He added that the time for negotiations was well over. Saleh is now saying that he needs a " guaranteed timetable to implement the plan", underlying his fear of prosecution since the UN is under pressure from rights groups of passing a resolution which not guarantee Saleh's immunity from future prosecution as formerly agreed upon in the first GCC brokered proposal. "Saleh missed the train by continuously stalling the negotiation process; he has lost all his allies now and the ICC is becoming a serious eventuality for the dictator" said a Ali Mohsen, a retired General. Mark Toner, the U.S. State Department's front man said on Wednesday that "Saleh shold sign the GCC agreement without further delay", proving that the even Saleh's staunchest allies were losing patience. |
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