SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- An inmate at Yemen's central prison in Sanaa, believed to be among dozens jailed for years waiting for their cases to be heard, has committed suicide.
The English-language daily al-Rai News Wednesday quoted security sources as saying the prisoner cut his throat with a sharp object. It was not immediately known how he could procure the tool and the causes for his suicide.
The paper suggested that the dead might be among dozens of inmates who have been held for several years waiting for trial and sentencing.
"I have been sitting in prison for more than 10 years and still no court ruling has been issued in my case," Saleh Mohammed Nasser, an inmate, told the newspaper.
Two other prisoners -- Saleh Falafel and Mohammed Matiri -- said they have been lingering in prison since July 2001 waiting for their case to be appealed.
