Mohamed Basendwa the head of the newly formed National Yemeni Council for the Revolution said that the GCC brokered proposal, which if accepted would grant president Saleh, his family and close aides immunity, was no longer acceptable.

Back in May, when violence was at its highest, with threats of an imminent civil war, Gulf countries under the leadership of Saudi Arabia worked at convincing both sides that a transition of power was in everybody’s interest.

Despite agreeing thrice to sign the agreement, president Saleh always backed out of it, claiming that the “mechanism of transition” was not clear enough.

Basendwa is now saying that it “was ridiculous to think that saleh and his family could avoid being prosecuted after having committed crimes against their people.”

He added that only if Saleh agreed to “immediately” surrender power would he be granted protection from future prosecutions.

The chairman then warned that “the next few days” will be crucial to the revolution as the Council was implementing its “escalation campaign”. He said that demonstrations will take place throughout all Yemeni provinces, from Aden to Sana’a, without exception.

He stressed that the people “will bring down the regime through peaceful ways, not violence, no matter what weapons the regime use against us.”

He also called on “the silent community” to join in the movement and speak up against tyranny, as it was their national duty.

Basendwa defended the Yemeni revolution by telling his detractors “Our revolution is stronger than the previous Arab revolutions, we are still here and we have achieved a lot unlike some.”

He closed his address by highlighting the fact that the Council first priority was to guarantee the country’ stability and unity, stressing that the “South” issue would be the main focus of its politics once the regime will be ousted.