President Saleh attacks organizers of demonstrations

SANA’A, March 23 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh attacked on Wednesday the organizers of the recent demonstrations against the sales tax law. In a lecture for preachers of mosques of barracks, President Saleh said that presenters of Friday sermons must avoid triggering sectarian strife often used to serve narrow political motives. The president pointed that the sales tax law ensure that customs and excises are levied from those who evaded to pay nearly $200,000,000. He said that the demonstrations which included some sabotage acts especially breaking into private shops pose a threat to the social security. He condemned those who “harbor hatred” against the armed forces saying they are malicious to hate a diverse military that represented all parts of the country. AA/NS SABA