Head of Yemen’s STC dismissed from Presidential Leadership Council

By Ahmet Salih Alacaci

WASHINGTON (AA) - The head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Wednesday issued a decree, dismissing Aidarous al-Zubaidi -- the head of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) -- from the body over alleged high treason.

"The Presidential Leadership Council issued a decision today, Wednesday, to drop the membership of Aidrous al-Zubaidi in the Presidential Leadership Council for committing high treason and to refer him to the Prosecutor General," said the decree signed by the council's chairman, Rashad al-Alimi.

It added that the country's attorney general would launch an investigation into the allegations.