Al-Khaiwani allowed to Egypt

SANA'A, Dec. 04 (Saba) - Journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani is now allowed to head for Egypt to attend a human right conference after he was blocked last Sunday from traveling by the Passport Administration at the Sana'a International Airport.

The conference would be hosted by the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights and
sponsored by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR).

Al-Khaiwani was blocked last Sunday by the Passport Administration at the Sana'a
International Airport from traveling to Egypt on the grounds he was sentenced to
jail.

Al-Khaiwani told the newsyemen.net that the General Prosecution has issued a
circular based on a letter from the head of the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate Nasr
Taha Mustapha to take his name off the list of those prevented from traveling
abroad.

He added the circular was sent to all concerned security authorities.



The circular clarified that journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani was among those
blocked from traveling abroad as he was on trial, but he was now freed.

The General Prosecution also ordered to allow al-Khaiwani to travel and stop
hindering him.

In this context, Mustapha said he personally spoke to judicial authorities to
cooperate with the journalist, saying I called the Attorney General who instructed
the Specialized Penal Court to talk to the Passport Administration to allow Khaiwani
travel.

Journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani was sentenced earlier to six years in prison in
connection with convictions related to supporting the rebellion in the northern
province of Saada.

But he was later pardoned and released by President Ali Abdullah Saleh's orders.

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