Yemen's interior ministry has demanded to swiftly hand over a son of a military commander who is charged with killing a policeman and wounding three others.
The ministry requested to hand over the son of Murad al-Awbali, a commander of the Republican Guard 62th Brigade, expressing its surprise as some authorities operate to hide criminals and killers.
Security sources said that three defendants were handed over and that the main defendant, Mohammad al-Awabli, is still at large.
Murad Al-Awbali, a loyalist to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son Ahmed, is accused of committing crimes against protesters in the southern province of Taiz. Taiz protesters demonstrated repeatedly, demanding to hold al-Awbali accountable.
He was appointed Ahmed Saleh as a commander of the 62 brigade by after the protests calling for his arrest and prosecutions increased.
President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi replaced about high-ranking generals of Saleh's relatives and loyalists in a bid to implement reforms in the army, but the well-equipped military units, the Republican Guard, are still run by Saleh's son, Ahmed.
After carrying out reforms in army and security services, the Yemeni army could defeat al-Qaida in some districts of Abyan governorate.
Meanwhile, Yemen's security authorities have stated that they have taken tight security measures in the capital Sana'a in anticipation of any violence acts in Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday. Fears are raised among population of Yemen that violence acts may break out in Eid Al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday, particularly as Yemeni analysts anticipated that violence acts will break out.