Hadi issues decree over 2011-peaceful protests victims

SANA'A, March 17 (Saba) – President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi has issued a decree over the victims of 2011 peaceful protests.

The presidential decree No.(8) for 2012 is hereby read as follows:

After the perusal of Yemeni constitution and according to the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism signed on November 23, 2011, it is decided to:

Article (1.a) : consider all civilians who were killed in 2011 due to the peaceful protests as martyrs of the nation.

(b) Adopt soldier salary for each martyr and totally disabled person, whereas partially disabled would be included in social welfare fund according to the fund's system. The fund should prepare a regulation for martyrs and totally displaced, issued according to a decree from the Premier.

(c) the government should offer heath care for the injured and treat them whether inside the country or abroad according to the nature of injury.

Article (2): the government should provide the required funds, while the social welfare fund must verify data validation of those covered people in article (1(.

Article (3): Nothing in this decree shall preclude the completion of the procedure for issuing law/laws of national reconciliation and transitional justice.

The last article, No.(4), stipulated that the decree shall be effective from its issuance date and to be published in the official gazette.