YEMEN Press Agency

Minister of Legal Affairs stresses importance of reforming legal system

SANAA, July.05 (YPA) – Minister of Legal Affairs, Dr. Ismail Al-Mahakri, stressed the importance of reforming the legal system as a part of reforming state institutions, activating their role towards the society and people.

The minister told Yemen TV that the existing legal system had been outdated and faced many problems for various reasons, including dependency, as many texts were reproduced without realizing their meaning, in addition to the weakness of legal institutions.

He explained that the changes, conditions and developments would require making fundamental amendments and reforms in the entire legal system.

Al-Mahakri stressed that the process of reforming the legal system would come to build a state of institutions and organize laws and regulations so that decisions are made according to specific criteria.

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