SANAA (Reuters) - a contract at the end of the Yemen political crisis hit a potential snag Saturday as have doubts on the question of whether President Ali Abdullah Saleh would be personally sign an agreement that he would have left power less than a month.
But the coalition of main opposition in the country said he still hopes rich Gulf States which negotiated the agreement would be able to provide a signature by Saleh, a surviving clever policy who has faced three months of pro-democracy protests seeking his eviction.
"Until now, we still hope that the efforts of the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council will succeed in convincing the President to sign," a prominent opposition leader told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Saleh, who has held the poor Arabian Peninsula State for 33 years, had been due to sign a contract Saturday to an agreement which, if applied, would make the third Arab leader dismissed a wave of popular uprisings.
But in a last ride minute, an employee of the said Government talks are underway in the party to power that Saleh would be personally sign or let senior officials of his party. Such an approach could throw the entire agreement in doubt.
"There is debate on the issue at this moment," said the official. Other officials already said several times that Saleh would sign on Saturday.
The United States and the neighbouring oil giant Saudi Arabia want the deadlock Yemen resolved to avoid the chaos that could allow wing Yemen of al-Qaeda operate more freely.
Saleh, in principle, accepted the agreement negotiated by its neighbours of the CCG exporters of oil.
Overriding opposition of the Yemen, which includes Islamists and leftists, has also agreed to the agreement, even though the demonstrators rejected the agreement and demand Saleh resign immediately and be brought to justice.
Saleh, long considered an ally of U.S. against wing based at the al-Qaeda Yemen, had already forced mediators to split the two-day signing ceremony and objected to the presence of the Qatari officials.
Prime Minister of the State of the Qatar was the first to publicly declare the agreement of the Gulf seek resignation of the Saleh, and his Al Jazeera satellite television channel was accused by Saleh of incitement to revolt in the Arab worldnow swept by pro-democracy demonstrations.
While the Yemeni leader should sign the Pact Sanaa, Vice President of his party will travel to the Saudi capital Riyadh Sunday official ceremony of signing by the opposition, which warned that additional bloodshed could derail the deal.
VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH YEMEN
The violence erupted at the front South of the expected signature Yemen when armed men killed two police officers and wounded two others in the city of port of Aden, said State media. Witnesses said that armed men attacked a police station. Shooting also erupted outside a prison nearby.
Shortly after, forces security moved to disperse an anti-government demonstration in the same district, killing two demonstrators and injuring 50 more, said Qassim Jamil, a doctor.
Demonstrators fled the scene, and tanks and armoured vehicles were patrolling the streets, witnesses said. The wounded were taken to hotels nearby for treatment because they could not reach hospitals, said Jamil.
Analysts say the Government, which has tried to contain the separatists in the South and Shi'ite rebels in the North, secessionist fear might try to take advantage of the crisis of leadership of the Yemen to renew boost for separation.
Protesters say they will remain on the streets until that leaves Saleh. They also called for him to be brought to justice for corruption and death of 144 demonstrators estimated killed since the beginning of the gatherings three months ago.
The agreement of the CCG offers Saleh and his entourage, including parents who run branches of the security forces, the immunity from prosecution.
"People want the trial of the murderer!" some anti-Saleh demonstrators shouted protests Friday which ended with a funeral March for 12 killed demonstrators on Wednesday, thousands of transmit their hand to hand wooden coffins to their graves.
Analysts say a window of 30 days for Saleh to resign gives enough time for the disaffected forces of the old guard to incorporate the disorder to the Yemen, where half of the population possesses a firearm and al-Qaeda has taken foot in its mountainous regions.
Should the deal go by, Saleh appoints a Prime Minister of the opposition at the head of a transitional Government, which would create a presidential vote for 60 days after his departure.
Many protestors, wary of the opposition due to its presence in the Government in the past, has urged at the rear of the transaction.
"They lose Saleh does not adhere to the Convention.". If it cannot find a reason to overturn it will trigger a war, "demonstrating Sanaa Abdulsalam Mahmoud said."
