Yemeni protesters once again hold demo in Sana’a

Yemeni protesters have once again staged a demonstration in Sana’a to express discontent with the government’s failure to fulfill their demands following the ouster of former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, Press TV reports.

The demonstrators took to the streets of the capital on Thursday, calling on President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to reorganize the army and release all political prisoners.

The protesters also denounced foreign interference in the internal affairs of the country.

Fatima al-Muhagiri, a young activist among the protesters, told Press TV, “Western nations say they want to help us out. However, this is not their true intention. What they really want is to exploit us.”

“The Yemeni people will determine their own future,” she added.

Yemeni demonstrators further called for the prosecution of former regime officials, who were involved in the killing of peaceful protesters during the uprising of 2011.

“We demand the prosecution of all the killers and the revocation of the immunity bill which grants murderers immunity from prosecution. There should be no such law which protects killers,” said another protester.

Saleh formally stepped down and handed over power to then Vice President Hadi in February 2012. The power transfer occurred under a Saudi-backed deal brokered by the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council in April 2011 and signed by Saleh in Riyadh on November 23, 2011.

Hadi, who is a UK-trained field marshal, was sworn in on February 25, 2012, following a single-candidate presidential election on February 21, which was supported by the United States and the Saudi regime.