The Joint Meeting Parties JMP, the opposition, announced a start of popular protest against the regime in Yemen on Monday, with head of the supreme council of the opposition saying" the time has come for the political parties to lead massive protest against the corrupt and repressive regime and dictatorship".
In his speech at the Attorney General's Office, where thousands of protestors gathered demanding the release of activist Tawakul Karman and other people detained in connection with recent rallies inspired by the Tunisian revolt, Abdul Malik Al-Mutawakil said the opposition ought to step up and lead popular protest against the autocratic rule of President Saleh.
Another leader in the JMP, Aidrous Al-Naqib, urged the security forces to combat corruption at the presidency of the republic and the ministries instead of stifling the people's freedoms.
"The Saleh regime has failed to manage the country for more than 30 years, and now the time has come for the political parties to lead popular protest against this regime," said Al-Naqib.
Female activist Karman, who was detained few days ago on charges of organizing unauthorized demonstrations, was released at noon but she refused to leave the Attorney General's office in protest against the continuous detention of others who supported her while in detention and walked in Karman-inspired rallies.
Meanwhile, the JMP and its partners have warned the government of playing with fire, saying in a statement that the irresponsible acts of the regime will lead to unacceptable consequences.
Local, regional and international circumstances have changed and "it is not always the jar to be totally," the statement said.
The statement also called on the preparatory committee for dialogue and the Yemeni people to continue peaceful struggle and hold various protest activities to regain rights.
Furthermore, it urged the military and the security forces to be cautious of being dragged into oppressing the people and stifling their freedoms, because such acts are unconstitutional.