Yemen’s President Saleh agrees to step down in return for immunity

By Jeb Boone,
WashPost
Saturday, April 23, 3:28 PM

SANAA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to relinquish his 32-year hold on power in exchange for immunity from criminal prosecution after months of pro-democracy protests across the country, a Yemeni official said Saturday.

The political opposition said it had “officially accepted” the deal but was still negotiating conditions that could derail a final agreement.

According to a spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, Saleh had accepted a plan as put forth by the Gulf Cooperation Council.

“The General People’s Congress and its coalition partners have officially accepted the plan without condition,” said Muhammad al-Basha, the spokesman.

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