Yemen's holy men urged the government to impose the state influence across the republic and to protect roads and properties. After their meeting with president Abdrabu Mansour Hadi, the holy mans called in a statement for applying the law to those who disturb the public security and peace and subject their properties to danger. Furthermore, they recommended to change officials in the governorates experiencing insecurity and deteriorating basic services with competent officials to assure the people their lives and properties are in safe hands. The holy mans called for putting an end to bloodshed in conflict areas such as Saada, Hajjah and some parts in Sanaa and Amran and to quickly solve the situation in Abyan
...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an
Islamic Emirateafter seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues...
province, where the army has recently stepped up an offensive against Al-Qaeda krazed killers.
They argued that solving the situation in Abyan comes within what the government should do to prevent external meddling in Yemen's internal affairs.
"The holy mans reject external interference in Yemen's own affairs which may violate the country's illusory sovereignty, subject its unity, security and stability to danger and provoke sedition," the statement said. "Yemen should build relations with foreign countries on the bases of serving mutual interests, not on the bases of dependency and meddling".
In their statement, the holy mans urged to convince all Yemeni groups and forces to participate in dialogue, complete the transition, especially reforms in the army, protect the national unity and resources and solve all dilemmas and court cases.
| What, all? That's ambitious -- more than we've been able to do in America in almost two and a half centuries. |
At the meeting, Hadi reviewed progress on the implementation of the power-transfer deal, which was brokered by the GCC and backed by the UN after the unrest in 2011, according to the Yemeni official agency Saba.
He also highlighted problems faced in the country, pointing to the role the holy mans should play in guiding the people and helping to address all national issues, Saba said.