Land Transport Authority holds Saudi Arabia responsible for humanitarian repercussions of detention of Yemeni expatriates

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) – The General Authority for the Regulation of Land Transport affairs blamed the Saudi regime for the humanitarian implications of the continued detention of thousands of Yemeni expatriates at the land port of al-Wadea for more than 20 days.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the Authority noted the suffering of Yemeni expatriates who are returning  to their homeland and visiting their families as a result of the Saudi authorities’ ban since March 24, 2021, under the pretext that they own SUVs.

The statement explained that the Yemeni stuck in the port of al-Wadea are living in a tragic situation, especially during the month of Ramadan in light of the indifference of the Saudi regime.

It pointed out that among those stuck is approximately 1,500 expatriates with their families and the detention of nearly 2,000 cars in the port of Al-Wadea  for flimsy reasons that show the hatred of the Saudi regime on the Yemeni people.

The statement confirmed that Yemeni expatriates were abused and beaten with batons and electricity sticks by Saudi riot police when a number of expatriates carried out a vigil on April 5, 2021 to denounce the arbitrary measures.

The statement called on the United Nations, humanitarian and human rights organizations, humanitarian coordinators and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to put pressure on the Saudi regime to end the suffering of those trapped in al-Wadea port and allow them to return to their home.

E.M