Leaked document sparks outrage over disparities in treatment funding for wounded fighters

ADEN, April 22 (YPA) – A leaked document attributed to the office of Yemeni military figure Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar has sparked widespread controversy after revealing what activists describe as significant disparities in medical funding allocated for wounded soldiers.

The memo, dated August 2019, reportedly allocated approximately $6.3 million for the treatment of wounded fighters affiliated with the Islah party on the Marib front over a six-month period. In contrast, activists say the total allocation for wounded personnel from four southern provinces—Aden, Abyan, Lahj, and Dhalea—during the same period did not exceed $1 million.

The discrepancy has triggered anger among activists and human rights advocates in southern regions, who accuse authorities of applying discriminatory criteria based on political and regional affiliation in the treatment and rehabilitation of the wounded.

They further allege that injured personnel from southern governorates have faced systematic marginalization since 2015, despite their participation in the war alongside Saudi- and UAE-led coalition forces.

In response, organizers of wounded personnel affiliated with the former Southern Transitional Council have called for a protest and open sit-in outside Maashiq Palace in Aden, demanding equal treatment, an end to alleged discrimination, and transparency regarding the management of medical allocations.

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