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Written By: Iscander al-Mamari
Article Date: Mar 20, 2010 - 1:31:23 PM
A Yemeni official resource confirmed that President Ali Abdullah Salih has decided to return the transmission devices belonging to al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya channels. Authorities seized the transmission devices one week ago.
“The president has given his orders to return the devices back to al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya channels,” said the anonymous official without adding any clarification.
“The two unlicensed transmission devices were confiscated under government direction,” clarified a spokesman from the Information Ministry. Moreover, he insisted on that there should not be any transmission devices that enable programs or events that harm the tranquility of Yemeni homes.
Al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya channels criticized the government-launched campaign against them. “This is a blackout of the facts,” said Hamoud Munasar, the Director of al-Arabiya channels.
Yemeni Member of Parliament, Abdulrazzaq al-Hajari, said that he would ask to question Minister of Information Ministry Hassan al-Lawzi in front of Parliament over the repercussions of this procedure.