[MSN] Yemen: Prime Minster Gives Orders to Investigate the Looting of Incident Antiques

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Prime Minster Gives Orders to Investigate the Looting of Incident Antiques 

The Cabinet referred Al-Saddah District's Manager, the Security Manager, and
the General Manager of Antiques and Museums in Ibb Governorate to
investigation over looting the archeological areas in Al-Osaibiah and
Al-shahedah, Al-Qutn, Shamar Yare'esh in Al-Saddah District. The Cabinet,
according to official news agencies, to fire any person involved in this
ruining work or falling short in performing their duties. An investigation
was also started by the general prosecutor about the theft of antiques that
took place in Al Awod Museum. This was endorsed in the Cabinet's meeting
today, Tuesday which was headed by Prime Minister, Dr. Mojawar. The Cabinet
also endorsed the immure the whole site as soon as possible by Social Fund
for Development and to work, at the same time, on increasing security so
that it remains their permanently in order to prevent any such running
actions in the future. The Cabinet also formed a committee to review and
evaluate the institutional structure of antiques sector in general, which is
headed by the deputy prime minister for economic affairs and minister if
planning and international cooperation. Some ministers and concerned
authorities took part in the committee. In this respect, the focus will be
to restructure antique sector including the review of the current law of
antiques in a direction to confirm monitoring role and punish looters and
smugglers of ancient antiques of historical value. International expertise
will be invited too in the process of restructuring. The focus, at the same
time, will be on how to manage archeological sites and museums. The
committee shall report the results to the Cabinet as soon as possible.

http://yemenonline.info/news-401.html

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