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| Ansar Group members arrested in Yemen |
| 2006-05-22 |
| Adjusting from a very odd Romanization ... Seven persons suspected of forming an armed gang to do terror acts and planning to travel for Iraq to associate with armed operations were arrested, security source said. The mouthpiece of the Yemeni armed forces 26 September quoted some sources as saying that the suspects formed the gang called "Aser Group" and started training on using different weapons and bombs in a suburb of the capital Sana'a. Sources said that weapons and bombs were confiscated and the suspects referred to the Criminal Prosecution for investigations. Sources added that other 12 suspected of associating with al-Qaeda, out of 170 suspects, were also referred to the Prosecution to complete investigations. Sources said that the files of 92 of al-Qaeda suspects were revised and that there have been no concrete evidences to prove their involvement in criminal and terror acts so the prosecution found no need to raise their files to the court. On the other hand, informed sources said that president Ali Abdullah Saleh gave his directions to complete legal procedures for canceling sentences against Yahya al-Dailami and Mohammad Meftah who have been convicted of contacting with foreign powers, treason against the country and supporting al-Houthi rebellion in Saada on the occasion of 16th anniversary of Yemeni unification. President Saleh ordered to reduce death penalty against al-Dailami to prison term and quitting Meftah. The appeal court sentenced last December Al-Dailami to death sentence and Meftah to eight years in jail. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |