Almotamar.net - The Yemen Ministry of Interior on Monday requested from the Yemeni General Prosecution lifting the parliamentary immunity of MP Salah al-Shanfara. Deputy Premier, the Minister of Interior Dr Rashad al-Alimi said in a parliament closed-door meeting on Monday the Ministry requested the lifting of parliamentary immunity of MP al-Shanfara in order to arrest him and refer him to justice over his involvement in the destruction and riot acts happened in Al-Dhalie city recently.

26september.net has quoted a security source as saying al-Shanfara is accused of being involved in the riot and sabotage acts in the city of Al-Dhalie in the past days and for his behaviour and statements that are considered a violation of the constitution and the law. In his statements he has called for an armed revolt for confroinmgting the state's authorities and instigating sedition, rousing hatred and threatening the national unity in addition to his threatening of suicide operations and targeting armed forces and security.
It is to be recalled that al-Shanfara is among the most wanted persons over the acts of riot and destruction in Al-Dhalie and he is still at large while security authorities are chasing him for arrest and sending to judiciary authorities.

Security forces have on Monday seized 52 pieces of weapon, among them snipers when some sabotage elements attempted to storm a security checkpoint on Dhalie-Qataba road. One soldier was killed and other four were wounded in addition to injury of two persons in confrontation between security forces and a group of young persons in unrest act carried out by those persons.