Security director of Taiz brig. Abdullah Qairan has got a new passport in which he changed his personal data with the aim of leaving Yemen, sources of Aden's Immigration and Passport authority told Aden Online.
The sources said that the procedures were performed without the attendance of Qairan, pointing out that officials loyal to the outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh helped him get the forged passport.
Yemeni activists have called for preventing Qairan from travelling, stressing the importance of bringing him to justice. A woman march took to streets Sunday in Taiz, calling to put Qairan on trial.
An Aden court had issued an arrest warrant against Qairan on charges of causing the death of a prisoner, Ahmed Darwish.
Qairan is charged by Yemeni protesters with committing crimes against peaceful protests in Taiz and Aden.
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.
Qairan had admitted, in an interview with New York Times, that his forces committed mistakes and killed civilians and peaceful protesters.
Marib Press quoted security sources as saying that the Interior Ministry officially dismissed on Tuesday Qairan and appointed Abdul-Karim Al-Odaini as a new security director to Taiz.
Taiz local council met early January and decided to dismiss Qairan and appoint a new director. However, Qairan remained at his position.
Saleh moved Qairan to Taiz in March from the province of Aden where local activists alleged the he ordered to use indiscriminate force against demonstrators.
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.