Hadhramaut tribes break silence and patience and give Hadi and Al-Ahmar 20 days (Statement)

English - Sunday 07 June 2020 الساعة 09:24 am
Seiyun, Newsyemen, private:

The Hadhramaut tribes of the valley and the desert have gone out of their patience and silence, and given the Yemeni government 20 days to replace Hadrami Elite forces in Wadi Hadhramaut, and to demobilize the existing forces from the first military zone for tampering with the security and stability of the region.

Hadrami tribes have vowed that if the demands of the tribes are not carried out by the Presidency of the Republic and the governor of Hadramout, they will extend their arms to preserve their lands and protect their people after the repeated assassinations of civilians, officials and the military.

This came during a meeting held on the afternoon of Saturday, 6 June 2020 near the petroleum company in the Hadhramaut Plateau, headed by the first deputy governor of Hadramaut, "Amr bin Habrish Al-Olay", and in the presence of various local tribes.

The tribal meeting came against the background of the assassination of the director of security of the Shibam Directorate and three of his companions in a treacherous operation, and the continuation of the series of bloodshed in the valley and desert without putting any urgent steps and deterring criminals by the leadership of the first military region loyal to General Ali Muhsen al-Ahmar, the first patron of the Brotherhood in Yemen.

The meeting dealt with the assassination of the Shibam security director and his companions and the evidence gathered in order to arrest the perpetrators, and the military authorities ignored their duty in the investigations, in addition to forming an urgent committee with a presidential decision to investigate the issue of the death of the Shibam security director and all previous assassinations, revealing investigations to the public opinion and initiating implementation of demands Hadramout.

In addition, a statement was issued on the meeting, which stated:

1 - The people of Hadhramaut will assume the full security of their governorates.

2 - Giving a time limit of 20 days for the state to implement this, unless the tribes and people of Hadhramaut will take over their land and wealth.

3 - Forming a committee headed by Sheikh Abdullah Salem bin Ali Jaber and in its membership representatives of all tribes, components and segments of Hadrami society to oversee the implementation of this, and any other escalatory measures.

4- The formation of an urgent committee, by a decision of the President of the Republic, to investigate the killing of the security director of the Shibam Directorate and his companions and all previous assassinations, reveal investigations to the public opinion, and start implementing Hadramout's demands.

5 - Standing alongside the governor of Hadhramaut Governorate, Major General Faraj Salmin Al-Bahsni, for the assassination attempt he was exposed to, and this is considered a targeting of Hadhramaut and its symbols.