(RSF/IFEX) – According to information made available by RSF on 10 September 1998, Yemeni journalist Mohammed Sadek Al-Odaïni has been in detention without charges having been laid since December 1997. Mohammed Sadek Al-Odaïni, a reporter for the daily “Al Mithaq”, was arrested in December 1997 and accused of murder. He is reputed to have killed […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to information made available by RSF on 10 September
1998, Yemeni journalist Mohammed Sadek Al-Odaïni has been in detention
without charges having been laid since December 1997. Mohammed Sadek
Al-Odaïni, a reporter for the daily “Al Mithaq”, was arrested in December
1997 and accused of murder. He is reputed to have killed a passer-by while
he himself was being assaulted by an unidentified group of men. The
specifics of the case are far from clear and the journalist swears his
innocence.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
charges against Mohammed Sadek Al-Odaïni be clearly identified
for his release
freely inform and be informed are not violated in Yemen
Appeals To
His Excellency General Ali Abdallah Saleh
President of the Republic of Yemen
Sana’a
Yemen
Fax: +967 1 246 201
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
