Yemenis in Taizz demand trial of Saleh

Demonstrators took to the streets of Taizz on Sunday, blaming Saleh and his aides for the killing of anti-regime protesters during the popular uprising that began in January 2011.

Over the past weeks, Yemeni protesters have held several similar demonstrations in Taizz.

Saleh formally stepped down and handed over power to his deputy Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on February 27. The power transfer occurred under a Saudi-backed deal brokered by the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council in April 2011 and signed by Saleh in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on November 23, 2011.

The new Yemeni president, who is a UK-trained field marshal, was sworn in on February 25 following a single-candidate presidential election, which was supported by the US and Saudi Arabia.

The latest demonstration in Taizz was held a day after Yemeni military officials said two people were killed in a US assassination drone attack in the central province of Bayda on Saturday.

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