almotamar.net - Director of Social Affairs and Labour Office in Taiz governorate Ahmed al-Alimi on Wednesday said what so-called the Council of Trade Unions and civil society Organisations Coordination n Taiz to carry out a sit-in on Wednesday in front of Taiz governorate building is violation of all valid laws as the entity that announced staging the sit-in is illegal and carrying out any activity exposes it to legal accountability and punishment.

Al-Alimi added that practicing democratic action within the legal frame is a right guaranteed by the constitution but violation of the laws under any name is an unacceptable act and must be faced with legal measures. The official pointed out that leaderships of the branches of the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) in the governorate were pushing that illegitimate e entity which issues statements without any legal support for practicing its activity.

Al-Alimi said there are 370 legitimate organisations working in the governorate representing branches of unions, and professional and workers societies and there are 6 illegal organisations, among them the Yemeni Teachers Union working with partisan leaderships on organising the sit-in under the name of the council for coordination of unions and civil society organisations in Taiz.

A statement issued by federations, unions and societies in Taiz asked the leadership of the local authority in Taiz to order the authorities to deal with that in line with the laws, reminding the official sides that there no official description for the so-called the coordination council.

Meanwhile legal sources described the JMP announcement of solidarity with the sit-in as dangerous precedence legalizing all outlaw practices. The sources told almotamar.net that Taiz JMP support for the demands called by the coordination council as an evidence of the JMP involvement in formation of that illegitimate entity.