STC prohibits peaceful sit-in committee activities in Socotra

SOCOTRA, May 22 (YPA) – The so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC) backed by the UAE has prohibited the activities of the peaceful sit-in committee in Socotra province.

A statement issued Saturday by the STC security committee said that “The peaceful sit-in committee represents a danger to the social fabric, establishes a culture of hatred for neighboring countries and harms Socotra’s relationship with Saudi Arabia and the UAE.”

By following up the committee’s activities in Mahra province, it became clear that it is hostile to the orientations of the coalition countries led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the statement added.

This comes after a series of violations committed by the STC against the peaceful sit-in committee in Socotra, the most recent of which was the kidnapping of the committee’s leading member Ali Suleiman bin Malik, Sheikh of ‘Dixom’ center, in the island.

The STC has been trying to subjugate the residents of Socotra Island to the Emirati regime since it took control of the archipelago in June 2020.

YPA