Lahj: Electoral Committees Expelled by Force
Does anyone realize how hot the south is, and how far gone? These are not ungoverned regions; these are areas where the state lost its former control. There is NO HOPE whatsoever that the south will take part in the elections. The JMP has no say, and neither does the YSP- these are easy figures for the regime to blame but it just propaganda. The street is gone. It lost hope after the 2006 election when both the opposition and the international community signed off even as opposition party activists faced retribution for participating. The recent governor’s elections were a slap in the face, more smoke and mirrors. And in reality, there is also no hope that anything even resembling representative government will be produced by the Parliamentary elections, none at all.
Yemen Post:
An informed source told the Yemen Post that armed groups attacked security forces that were accompanying the committee for revising and amending voters’ tables in Habail Jabr of Lahj governorate. The source said that the armed group was able to enter the committee headquarters and forced committee members to leave the complex. Eyewitnesses said that the committee’s offices in the headquarter were shut down and the committee left the area immediately after being ordered to do so.During the process, exchange of fire occurred which resulted in the injury of one governmental soldier.
“No side has yet to claim responsibility of the incident. We suspect anonymous militants who oppose the existence of the committee to be behind the attack”, said Sheikh Mohammed Saleh Al-Mzahmi, a local tribal leader at the scene of the incident.
From his part Hubail Jabr district’s Chairman Khalid Motlag told media outlets that what happened was a wrong action done by elements outside the law, adding he condemns the criminal acts and promised to punish those who cause chaos and damaged calmness and security in the region.
