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

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Libya rebels reject peace plan - times of India

BENGHAZI: Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil on Monday rejected an African Union initiative for a truce with the forces of Muammar Gaddafi and called for the overthrow of veteran strongman. "These (African Union) initiative has now surpassed was." From the first day is the demand of our people the fall of Gaddafi and the fall of his regime was "Abdul Jalil said at a press conference in Benghazi rebel held."

"Gaddafi and his sons must leave immediately, if they want to be sure..." "Any initiative, which calls the pages, that do not include popular demand, substantial demand is, can we not see may." Abdul Jalil any kind of mediation which would allow denied, remain Gaddafi and lashed to the strongman. "We can negotiate not with the blood of our Matryrs." We will die with them or become victorious and with God's will we will be victorious, ", said the rebel leader."

Jalili's comments came after talks with a delegation of African heads of State in Benghazi on Monday, a day after Gaddafi the peace plan accepted. South African President Jacob Zuma, said Tripoli of the African Union had accepted plan for a ceasefire, would the NATO bombs to stop campaign.

About 200 people, waving rebel flags gathered outside Benghazi airport when the AU delegation arrived, their efforts but demanding Gaddafi's welcome fall.

Correspondent saw in Ajdabiya more than a dozen burnt-out pick-up trucks which the Pro-Gaddafi East held fighters with heavy machine guns for their abortive offensive on the front line between the rebels and West Government had installed held.

Many of which provide that the rebels close buried warriors on the battlefield on the outskirts until recognition after a NATO strike charred became, combined fend off their own efforts to the loyalist attack. "We 35 corpses, with two in the vehicles more melted found", a rebel fighter said. AFP

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