SANA?A* July 29 ? Following the kidnapping of Yemeni businessman Abdulmalek Al-Khamiri on July 19 by members of the Bani Dhibyan tribe* the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday published the identities of 104 men currently detained for kidnapping.The 104 men* whose names and photographs appear on the ministry?s website* are accused of having kidnapped foreigners and Yemeni citizens. Security forces arrested them from mid-2008 until now. Some of them have been already put on trail. The list also shows the accusation* province* date of arrest* place of current detention and investigation authority responsible for their case.Only one member of the Bani Dhibyan tribe was on the list. Members of the tribe have claimed responsibility for the latest kidnapping and demanded YR 295 million from the businessman?s family* according to the statement of one of the kidnappers to the press.On Wednesday* Al-Khamiri?s brother-in-law Adnan Al-Saqqaf said that the former was still being held hostage and that the family had left it up to the state to bring the kidnappers to justice. The kidnappers were not available for comment.The Ministry of Interior published the names of alleged kidnappers it has already arrested following a parliamentary session on Monday. During the session* attendees questioned the state over recent insecurity in the country* especially in the last two months.During the parliamentary session* opposition and ruling parties agreed that the government held the government entirely accountable for current insecurity and increasing violence in Yemen.Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense Affairs Rashad Al-Alimi* Minister of Defense Muhammad Nasser Ahmed* and Minister of the Interior Mutaher Rashad Al-Masri attended the discussion* along with many parliamentarians from both sides."Weapons are a real problem for national unity* investment* the economy and tourism ... and you members of parliament have a responsibility to act*" Deputy Prime Minister Rashad Al-Alimi told parliament* according to Reuters. He urged parliament to pass a law proposed by the government a few years ago to criminalize unlicensed weapons and carrying arms in public* as well as limit their number of bodyguards* according to the news agency. Abdurrahman Ba Fadhl* Head of the Islah party parliamentarian bloc described the government as ?failing and incapable.??The government has so far failed to solve minor issues*? he said. ?What do you expect for major issues such as the insurgency in Sa?ada* the southern issue* poverty and unemployment??He also said that Yemen?s challenges according to Al-Alimi* namely Al-Qaeda* the Houthis and the Southern Movement* did not surface until one ruler took over the country?s administration alone and sidelined political partners.For his part* Sultan Al-Atwani* head of the Nasri party bloc* called for the government to restructure security and military forces on a patriotic and professional basis.?The military and security forces have double standards in dealing with security issues*? said Al-Atwani. ?Whereas they open fire on peaceful protestors* they pamper kidnappers in some regions ? even though the latter harm the country?s reputation and negatively affect tourism and investment.? ?The security and army men who we see during celebrations and military parades are busy protecting the houses of the officials who caused the bad situation* not guarding citizens*? he added.Sultan Al-Barakani* head of the ruling party?s parliamentary bloc also said that the state had failed to maintain security.?I felt today through their speech [those of Al-Alimi and Al-Masri] that some parts of the country have spiraled out of control*? said Al-Barakani.Sakhr Al-Wajih* an independent parliamentarian* said that authorities not or selectively applying the law were behind the recent insecurity.In the same context* the private sector represented by the Chamber of Commerce at the Monday meeting gave the Ministry of Interior 48 hours to catch the kidnappers of Yemeni businessman Abdulmalek Al-Khamri. They threatened to start partial or full strike if this was not done. In the last five years * about 230 foreigners were kidnapped in Yemen by tribes demanding either money or the release of prisoners. Yemen?s 1998 kidnapping law states that kidnappers are to receive capital punishment....

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