24 Southern Movement Activists arrested; Dr. Al-Aqel and Wadah Al-Halmi in Lahj Provence

Observed by: Mr. Alaa Isam

Local Security of Lahj Province – south of Yemen has arrested number of southern movement activists this Wednesday morning November, 24^th, 2010; and by afternoon the local security raided the house of Dr. Hussain Muthna Al-Aqel, the Academic doctor in Saber district and arrested him together with Wadah Al-Halmi, Saleh bin Saleh Al-Rada’a, Samed Al-Yafiee beside three other who are an activists in Youth Movement that belong to Southern Movement and get them to Political Security prison.

Also, the Local Security set up new Security check point at the entrance to Al-Houta district and arrested Bus that carry in 13 citizens from Radfan district, Al-Dhlia province including member of local council in order to to ensure the road during the Gulf20 time.

The arrests happened after Southern movement intention to hold demonstrations Thursday November, 25^th, 2010 in Lahj Province; the marches that used to be every Thursday a week to demand of free the detainees in Jails.

Note: photo for Dr. Al-Aqel on the Right , Wadah Al-Halmi, the Activist on the left