Almotamar.net - The Yemeni government has apologized Wednesday to the MP from Saada province Abdulsallam Zabia fort he harassments he was faced with national security at Sana'a Airport on his return from Cairo for treatment trip some days ago.

The Deputy Premier for Defence and Security Affairs Dr Rashad al-Alimi mentioned that the officer responsible for what MP Zabia came under was suspended from his job ad would be interrogated, promising to report to the parliament on results of investigations. Al-Alimi described MP Zabia as one of the patriotic personalities in Saada that stood by the government in chasing the Houthi elements of destruction there.

This is the first time the government apologizes for security practices against an MP since the parliamentary elections in 2008.

During his attending a meeting of the parliament today al-Alimi affirmed the importance of joining efforts by all parties, especially in the government and the parliament for consolidating the state of law and order through committing to the constitution and valid laws.

Regarding a shipment of weapons said to have arrived in Yemen on board of a ship a week ago, the Head of the General People's Congress GPC parliamentary bloc Sultan al-Barakani said dealing of the government represented by the defence ministry was negative, wondering if someone could sleep while documents were forged in his name, indicating by that to the mentioning of the defence ministry about forging documents in its name for importing the shipment. He added that the subject deserves great attention and it is supposed that the government should immediately confiscate the arms. Al-Barakani queried whether the ship was still at Al-Hudeida port, demanding the holding of the ship and the weapons.

For his part Dr al-Alimi clarified that a navigation company, agent of a Chinese company informed the Yemeni defence ministry about a ship bound for Yemen carrying a shipment of parcels containing pistols and ammunition. The agent company received a phone reply from the defence ministry denying its knowing about that ship.

Al-Alimi added that the official of the company asked him for a written letter from the defence ministry so that it would take legal measures. Al-Alimi said he informed the defence minister about that informing the carrier company of the shipment in that the shipment of weapons is not concerning Yemen and the defence ministry and thus it is not allowed to enter the Yemeni regional waters.

Al-Alimi has further affirmed that the ship did not arrive at any Yemeni port and did not enter Yemen's regional waters, expressing his fears that the shipment might be unloaded in Somalia or Djibouti and then to be smuggled on boats into Yemen. But he said the government has taken its measures to prevent arrival of the shipment in Yemen. He said the documents in the name of the defence ministry were referred to criminal evidence department.

The parliament gave the government a period of time until next Monday to present its report on results of investigations into the shipment of weapons.