Almotamar.net - The constitutional office at the Supreme Court issued Sunday its judgment in the case presented by Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani who said the establishment of specialised criminal courts in Yemen as unconstitutional.

The judgment issued by the Chairman of the Higher Judiciary Council, the chairman of the Constitutional Office Judge Issam al-Samawi stipulated the constitutionality of creating specialised courts and legitimacy of the republican decree on establishing those courts.

Legal Affairs Undersecretary for the state sector Mamoun Ahmed al-Shamy who represented the state in the case told almotamar.net the judgment came to confirm legitimacy of the republican decision on formation of criminal courts considering that decision as revealing the decision of the Higher Judicial Council on establishment of those courts.

Al-Shamy added the judgment came to confirm the preamble of the republican decree on formation of criminal courts which depended on decision of the Higher Judicial Council on establishment of criminal courts and consequently the establishment of criminal courts is constitutional.