ADEN: Yemen’s attorney general on Wednesday ordered the country’s prosecutors to expedite investigations into the cases of detained terror crime suspects as the government stepped up its effort to restore the judicial system in provinces liberated from rebel groups.
Attorney-General Ali Ahmed Al-Awash issued the directive during a visit to the Aden Central Prison, known as Mansoura, in Aden to check on the condition of prisoners and the challenges facing prison officials.
In his talk with the head of criminal prosecution and the prison director, he highlighted the importance of taking into account prisoners’ rights during the two stages of investigation and trial.
In carrying out their duties, prosecutors have to verify the legality of all detentions and confinements, he said.
Al-Awash said prison officials must strive to improve the conditions of prisons and prisoners in accordance with Yemen’s Prison Act.
He also warned prison administrators against keeping or releasing any prisoner or detainee without a judicial order from the public prosecution office.
The UN-recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has made the southern city of Aden as Yemen’s temporary capital after the combined forces of the Iran-backed Houthi militias and loyalists of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized Sanaa in 2014.
The “coup” prompted the formation of an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia to help restore Hadi’s government. Since the coalition launched the campaign in March 2015, a number of provinces have been liberated from the rebels.
Hadi government begins restoring judicial system in liberated Yemeni provinces
Hadi government begins restoring judicial system in liberated Yemeni provinces
Libya says UK to analyze black box from crash that killed general
- General Mohammed Al-Haddad and 4 aides died after visit to Ankara, with Turkish officials saying electrical failure caused the Falcon 50 jet to crash shortly after takeoff
TRIPOLI: Libya said on Thursday that Britain had agreed to analyze the black box from a plane crash in Turkiye on December 23 that killed a Libyan military delegation, including the head of its army.
General Mohammed Al-Haddad and four aides died after a visit to Ankara, with Turkish officials saying an electrical failure caused their Falcon 50 jet to crash shortly after takeoff.
Three crew members, two of them French, were also killed.
The aircraft’s black box flight recorder was found on farmland near the crash site.
“We coordinated directly with Britain for the analysis” of the black box, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, transport minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU), said at a press conference in Tripoli.
General Haddad was very popular in Libya despite deep divisions between west and east.
The North African country has been split since a NATO-backed revolt toppled and killed longtime leader Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.
Haddad was chief of staff for the internationally recognized GNU, which controls the west. The east is run by military ruler Khalifa Haftar.
Chahoubi told AFP a request for the analysis was “made to Germany, which demanded France’s assistance” to examine the aircraft’s flight recorders.
“However, the Chicago Convention stipulates that the country analizing the black box must be neutral,” he said.
“Since France is a manufacturer of the aircraft and the crew was French, it is not qualified to participate. The United Kingdom, on the other hand, was accepted by Libya and Turkiye.”
After meeting the British ambassador to Tripoli on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Taher Al-Baour said a joint request had been submitted by Libya and Turkiye to Britain “to obtain technical and legal support for the analysis of the black box.”
Chahoubi told Thursday’s press briefing that Britain “announced its agreement, in coordination with the Libyan Ministry of Transport and the Turkish authorities.”
He said it was not yet possible to say how long it would take to retrieve the flight data, as this depended on the state of the black box.
“The findings will be made public once they are known,” Chahoubi said, warning against “false information” and urging the public not to pay attention to rumors.
