Al-Jasheen Villagers in Trouble Again
Tens of people carried today, Sunday, out a sit-in in Al-Jashen zone before the building of the province of Ibb protesting against sheikh Mohammed Ahmed Mansour, sheikh of AlJashen zone, who demanded them to pay money for their harvests.
Some protesters told Mareb Press that Sheikh Al Jaeshen demanded them to pay large sums of money reaching to YR 70 thousands.
Abdullah Abdo Sharaf said, “They asked me to pay YR 40 thousands and it was the same amount of money that I paid last year. I don’t have anything except a small piece of land. I have gotten my children out of the school because I can not bear the school expenses.”
“We did not know the republican system except during the 3-year period of AlHamdi’s ruling,” he added.
The citizen, Abdul Raqeeb Abdullah, demanded the authority to force Sheikh AlJa’shen to release his brother who was detained by militia of the sheikh and put in al-Hanesh prison that belongs to the sheikh.
The citizens confirmed that the militia headed by Hamoud Abdullah Mushen, Ahmed Bin Ahmed Ali and his sons prevented the refugees who ran away from AlJa’shen zone to establish a camp in Halyan zone in AlOdain district by using military vehicles belonging to the Sheikh.
They confirmed to Mareb Press that their demands were “fair and legitimate” and they wanted to feel that they were “in a State”. The citizens offered their complaint to the governor.
Meanwhile, Marab Press has learned that the governor of Ibb province has directed to cancel these amounts of money.”
