Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered to cancel the sentence issued against the journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, the state-run 26 September reported on Thursday.

Well-informed sources told the Weekly that al-Khaiwani would be released in the coming few hours after signing the required pledges to abide by the Constitution and laws in force and not to stir up sectarianism, regionalism strife or undermine the national unity, security and public order.

The president's pardon to al-Khaiwani came after issuing directions on 9 September to free the detainees in link to stirring up sectarianism, regionalism strife on the occasion of Ramadan in addition to release a number of detainees involved in Saada rebellion

Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani received a sentence of six years last June in the case of Sana'a Second Cell.

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