The Finance Ministry attacks the defense against billions of dollars
English - Sunday 12 April 2020 الساعة 08:42 pm
The cabinet meeting, held on Saturday - which was held via video calling - witnessed another type of attack between the finance and defense ministers, which is money-centered.
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فتح طرقات اليمن.. ملف يكشف زيف الحوثيينAt the meeting, Finance Minister Salem bin Brik revealed the transfer of 497 billion Yemeni riyals to the Ministry of Defense, over the past year, according to Adel Al-Ahmadi, head of the Nashwan Al-Hamiri Center for Studies and Information.
Al-Ahmadi said, Ibn Brik, the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Muhammad Ali Al-Maqdashi, revealed this amount, which is equal to half a trillion, and does not include Saudi support, while "it doesn’t include salaries of the soldiers."
Al-Ahmadi said on Twitter: “497 billion Yemeni riyals were transferred during the year 2019 from defense to finance, or half a trillion, other than Saudi support, which is doesn’t even include the salaries of the soldiers.”
Al-Ahmadi confirmed that the session in which the disclosure took place was documented.