Yemen: PLC Stresses Importance of Judiciary's Independence

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, meets with the leaders of the judiciary in Aden, on Sunday (Saba News Agency)
Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, meets with the leaders of the judiciary in Aden, on Sunday (Saba News Agency)
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Yemen: PLC Stresses Importance of Judiciary's Independence

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, meets with the leaders of the judiciary in Aden, on Sunday (Saba News Agency)
Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, meets with the leaders of the judiciary in Aden, on Sunday (Saba News Agency)

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has affirmed its keenness to enhance the independence of the judiciary, and to maximize its role in achieving justice and the rule of law and defending the constitutional order and national identity.

PLC Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi and Council members Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, Abdul Rahman Al-Muharrami, Abdullah Al-Alimi, and Othman Mujalli, held the first meeting with the leaders of the judiciary, which took its legal oath on Sunday.

“The independence of the judiciary is the fortified fence of the rule of law, and one of the important guarantees of constitutional legitimacy, strengthening the prestige of the state, combating corruption, and deterring any attempt to abuse power,” said Alimi.

During the meeting, Alimi congratulated the women of Yemen on the presence of a woman at the top of the pyramid of the judiciary for the first time in the country's history.

He praised the role of loyal men of justice in warding off sedition, lifting grievances, strengthening the people’s confidence in their constitutional institutions, and rallying around the plan to restore the state, and its inherent right to monopolize power.

Alimi also drew attention to the importance of taking into account the exceptional circumstances the country is experiencing, not disrupting people's interests, and urgently deciding on citizens' civil, criminal, and commercial interests, and everything that would mitigate the impact of this war that was ignited by Iran-backed Houthi militants.

Alimi stressed the importance of working together to protect the existing consensus and fill the legal and knowledge gaps faced by the executive authorities.

PLC members and Alimi heard from the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Mohsen Yahya Talib, a full explanation about the conditions of judges and judicial institutions, and the requirements for strengthening their presence in governorates.



Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia with at Least Eight Dead, 29 Rescued

Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
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Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia with at Least Eight Dead, 29 Rescued

Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)

Tunisia's coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country's coast as it sailed towards Europe, a security official told Reuters, adding that 29 other people were rescued.

The boat sank in waters off the city of Abwabed near Sfax, a departure point often used by African migrants.

Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard.

Tunisia is grappling with an unprecedented migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a major departure point for both Tunisians and others in Africa seeking a better life in Europe.