[France24] An influential Yemeni tribal chief called on Saturday for the repeal of ousted former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh's ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...
immunity from prosecution.
Saleh was granted immunity under Gulf-brokered deal last year in which he stood down, bowing to domestic and international pressure, but is accused by his detractors of fuelling instability in Yemen since his departure.
"We invite brothers and friends who sponsor the Gulf initiative to lift the immunity granted to Saleh because he has not respected the conditions of this immunity," Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar said at a meeting of the "Alliance of Yemeni Tribes" in Sanaa.
Saleh stepped down after 33 years in power during last year's popular uprising against him, in exchange for a deal that gave him and his relatives immunity.
Saleh still leads the General People's Congress party, and is accused of sowing domestic instability.