YEMEN Press Agency

Pro-coalition journalist reveals resounding corruption scandal for members of Al-Alimi council

ADEN, Dec. 08 (YPA) –The editor-in-chief of “Akhbar Al-Youm” newspaper, Saif Al-Hadari, revealed the monthly appropriations received by members of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, saying that the amount estimated a “one billion seven hundred and fifty million riyals in personal funds.

In a tweet, he indicated that these huge sums, which eight members of the council receive it monthly, other than the approved salaries in dollars, in addition to the credits that spent from Saudi Arabia.

Al-Hadri expressed his astonishment at the amount of rampant corruption in Al-Alimi government, saying that this is happening, especially in light of “stopping allowances for the wounded.” Delayed army salaries, starvation, and the deterioration of services in the country.

Previously, during the past few days, official documents were revealed showing that the leaders of Al-Alimi government plundered foreign scholarships at the expense of students who deserve them. The peak of these grants during the first quarter of the year was estimated at more than 8.5 million dollars, according to leaked statements.

These successive scandals sparked widespread popular discontent against Al-Alimi government and the coalition. While Al-Alimi is trying to absorb the citizens’ anger by issuing formal decisions. However, the state of anger and boiling did not stop. Amid calls for the dismissal and trial officials who were complicit in these major corruption scandals.

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