Judges announced on Wednesday they had begun a national strike movement as to express their strong concerns over the deteriorating security situation.
Judge al Jarrah Belaid, Head of the judges’ club told Anadolu agency on Wednesday, “"The judges have started an all-out strike at all courts until the authorities meet their demands.” He added that a series of targeted attacks and kidnappings had left the profession fearful and unable to assume their professional responsibility. He explained that the authorities had failed in their duty of care toward their people by allowing criminals and thugs to besiege society.
The strike was organized in reaction to Tuesday’s kidnapping in the north-western province of Hajjah of Judge Mohammed al-Sarwi, the head of the criminal court. The judge was abducted by a group of unidentified armed men. The attacks is believed to have been motivated in retaliation to the sentencing of some 13 revolutionaries to jail sentences ranging from five to ten years in prison. The activists in question were brought before court on charges of killing policemen back in April 2011, at the height of the Arab Spring violence.
Judges have said under cover of anonymity that Yemen’s recent slip into institutional chaos had been felt dearly across the judicial system, as justice had become somewhat linked to one’s ability to instil fear and exert pressure onto the government, rather than a concept based on social justice and accountability.
Many have blamed President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi for his failure in tackling armed militias and the rise of tribalism as an alternative to the legitimate authority of the state.
Belaid told Anadolu judges, “want to hold a meeting with security officials to agree on a mechanism that ensures protection of the judges and the courts.”
Yemeni officials have so far remained tight-lipped over the strike movement, preferring not to comment on the matter.
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