Internet cafes closed after midnight

الخميس 20 مارس - آذار 2008 الساعة 02 مساءً / Mareb Press
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The 14 October police station disseminated today a circular to most of the internet cafes' owners including closing the internet café at 12 am and banning use of internet by children during day or night with pretext of using the internet by suspicious people and children.

The director of police station stressed on the necessity of implementing and committing on this circular saying those will not implement it, they will have to hold the responsible for that.

"The customers should bring their identification cards with them in order to enter the internet café," he said.

The officer of Rights and Liberties in Lawyers Syndicate, Mohammed al-Maswari, said in press released a copy of which was obtained by Mareb Press, this represent a clear restriction for the liberties and rights of citizens and businessmen.

He demanded for investigation about this. He wondered whether a police station can issued such circulars without any legal verdict.

Eyewitness said that a number of policemen started yesterday evening closing some internet cafes in Sana'a city at 1am.

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