An officer of the Yemeni intelligence was assassinated in the city of Taiz on Sunday, one day after the appointment of a businessman, Shawqi Hail Saeed, as a governor of Taiz.
Local sources affirmed that unidentified persons on a motor cycle showered fires at Major Brigadier Esmaeel Ba-Alwi, leaving him killed, and managed to escape.
The sources said this assassination was similar to the killing of an American teacher, Joel Shrun, who was killed last Marche by armed men on a motor cycle in the central of Taiz. The recent assassination process came amid insecurity Taiz witnesses particularly after the dismissal of the former governor Hamoud Khalid Al-Sufi and other security chiefs accused by Yemeni officers of involving in committing crimes.
News reports alleged on Sunday that the huge Hayel Saeed Anaam Group of Companies has rejected the acceptance of the appointment decree, but the group later affirmed it acceptance of decree.
While some protesters of Taiz expressed their refusal to the appointment of Shawqi as governor, saying that he previously criticized their revolution, others described the decree as appropriate for the current stage.
President Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi issued on Friday several republican decrees changing dozens of military commanders and four governors including Al-Sufi.
Taiz has been a source of anti-regime activity throughout the 11-month popular uprising seeking to end Saleh's 33-year rule, and security forces have often responded with deadly force.
In late May, Taiz security forces attacked the central protest camp in Taiz city, shooting demonstrators and setting their tents on fire. More than 50 people were killed.