President Saleh pardons al-Khaiwani

SANA'A, Sep. 25 (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 to 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 on Saada
rebellion

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