2011年4月24日星期日

Yemen protesters reject President's exit plan - ABC Online

Posted 24 April 2011 18: 55: 00 defiant demonstrators have camped in Yemen's capital and second city of Taez (local time) Sunday, demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down immediately, even after his ruling party a 30-day exit plan adopted.

"There is a consensus to reject the initiative" proposed by the Gulf Cooperation Council, said Abdulmalik al-Yusufi a leading activists during the demonstration, sit-in in Sanaa's University square.

Mr Saleh of General People's Congress which said late on Saturday that it welcomed adopted the GCC proposal in its entirety, a decision immediately by Washington, on all pages, "quickly" implement a peaceful transfer of power.

The golf plan would see Mr Saleh to submit his resignation to the Parliament within 30 days after the formation of a Government of national unity and the transfer of power to his Deputy.

A presidential election would be held for two months.

The common forum parliamentary opposition coalition also took the proposal, but said it would not take part in a Government under Mr Saleh, pointed out that he makes should hand, before the Cabinet sworn in is formed.

But demonstrators, since end of January, in the streets were demanding the departure of Mr Saleh and his regime were not as open as the opposition.

Mr Yusufi said protesters at the University square, that change square synchronized have, camping protest after midnight on Saturday staged stressed their rejection of the plan.

"Down with the regime" and "Down with all parties," they sang.

"The golf initiative are the problem as if it were a political crisis between the two parties..." "We the streets in a revolution have taken, which calls for a comprehensive change, said Mr. Yusufi."

He calculated that Mr Saleh, who is in Office since 1978, was a "Liar and deceitful".

Ahmed al-Wafi, another leading activist in Taez, Yemen second largest current city and host mass protests, was also the recent statement by GPC as an attempt to "buy time".

"Only an immediate departure of Saleh accepted the youth." "It concerns not by negotiations," he said, insists, that the parliamentary opposition "follow the road stance".

"We remain on the places and we have plans to our protest peacefully escalate," he added.

He also stressed that although people in the Yemen are heavily armed, demonstrators have shown "Great patience by the thugs of the regime peacefully face".

More than 130 people have since end of January protests erupted in clashes with security forces and President loyalists have been killed.

- AFP

Tags: World politics, unrest conflict and war, Yemen

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