Al-Harizi accuses Saudi Arabia of handing over Socotra to UAE occupation
MAHRAH, June 20 (YPA) – Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, a former undersecretary of Mahrah Province, called on all Yemenis to confront the Saudi-Emirati occupation and expel them from Mahrah and Socotra provinces.
He accused Saudi Arabia of handing over points and military positions to the UAE-backed Transitional Council (STC)’s militias so that the emirate could occupy the island.
In response to the STC incursion into the city of Hadiboh, the capital of Socotra, al-Harizi said that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the ones occupying the Socotra archipelago through their tools, calling on all Yemenis to stand in the way of the occupation projects and tools.
Sheikh Al-Harizi confirmed that Socotra’s events exposed what was hiding behind the coalition, which is an occupation.”
He explained that since 2017, the sons of Mahrah have spoken about what the Saudi occupation is making. Regarding to the coalition-backed government, Sheikh blamed Hadi government for what is happening in Socotra, accusing it of legalizing the UAE and Saudi occupation in Socotra and Mahrah.
He also continued his attack against the so-called legitimacy and the coalition, explaining that they had lost confidence in them. They are the main causes for what would happen and they are the responsible for all the victims who fall .
Sheikh Al-Harizi pointed out that the Saudi duty forces came to Socotra to help the UAE occupation of the island, stressing that Saudi Arabia is the spearhead that manages the UAE and its militias and therefore it is a shame to appeal to an occupier.
He reiterated his accusation that the coalition had destroyed Yemen in all economic, living and humanitarian aspects, and did not care about fraternal and neighbourly relations.
Al-Harizi concluded that the Socotra archipelago does not mean the sons of Socotra and Mahrah alone, adding that Socotra is a Yemeni province and that the responsibility for its liberation lies with the Yemeni people and all the free Yemenis, promising the UAE and Saudi Arabia to pay a high price.
E.M