YEMEN Press Agency

Leader of Revolution reviews Yemen situation before September 21 revolution

SANAA, Sept. 20 (YPA) – Leader of Revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, has reviewed situation in Yemen before the September 21 revolution.

During his speech on Monday to mark the 7th anniversary of the September 21 revolution, he stressed that the revolution came from the reality of necessity and human and moral need, and represents great importance achievement with regard to the present and future of Yemeni people.

The leader the revolution said, “The previous situation of our country before the revolution was the stage of external guardianship, in which the political forces abandoned in the independence and the spirit of our people.”

He stated that the ruling forces in the country before the revolution colluded with the Security Council’s decision to put Yemen under Chapter VII, while the country’s decision was in the American ambassador’s hand, pointing out that the political forces were also dealing with terms of the American embassy, which had controlled over the situation.

The situation before the revolution tended to collapse in all areas, the political crisis and collapsed economic situation was getting more complicated, despite of the great support provided by the international community to the former regime, he added.

Sayyed went on to say, “The security situation before the revolution was experiencing the reality of collapse through bombings, assassinations and the spread of takfiri elements, and that the media and cultural situation was heading in a direction that helps dismantle the social fabric and exacerbate crises.”

He referred to enemies of Yemen have robbed our people of all material and moral power factors for control of it, and worked to dismantle the army and strip it of the means of force through the restructuring project with the complicity of traitors, adding that the bankruptcy of the political forces before the revolution encouraged the targeting of Yemen in all fields.

He continued, “Had it not been for the revolution, the American bases in Yemen would have expanded through allegations of fighting al-Qaeda,” referring that the enemies worked to stir up sectarian and regional strife and political conflicts within the project to dismantle the country.

Sayyed al-Houthi affirmed that Washington worked to confiscate the Yemeni decision through its ambassadors to achieve its illegal ambitions, targeting studies programs, and worked on provide alternatives that serve their project.

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