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First Statement by the Southern Liberation High Council in English

Filed under: South Yemen, Yemen, statements — by Jane Novak at 11:17 am on Monday, November 24, 2008

via email, my questions:

1- What is the name of the new council? (In English and Arabic)

2- What is the purpose of the new council? What do you hope to achieve?

3- What is the council’s position on the upcoming parliamentary elections?

4- I understand 350 delegates elected the Cabinet (or council). Who elected the delegates? (How many people does the council speak for?)

5- What is the relationship between the council and the YSP socialist party, and with the JMP opposition party alliance? Is the council entirely separate from the parties?

1- The name is the highest provisional council for the leading of the liberation of the South.

2- The purpose of the new council is the liberation of the south peacefully and to restore the state of the south as it has been acknowledged by the regional and international institutions, in another words, to restore its position in the Arabic league and the united nation and the league of the Islamic countries.
restoring of the identity and dignity of the South and the democratic state, as a grantee for the human rights, protecting and saving the national wealth and potentials’ that have been devastated or looted by the Yemeni authorities since the invasion of the military forces of YAR on the 7th of July 1994.we, therefore call the international community and human rights organizations to bear their mission to support our people to achieve their human rights in particular the five permanent members of the UN AND ALSO WE, CALL OUR BROTHERS IN THE GULF STAES TO PROVIDE ALL NESSASERLY MEANS TOWARD THE LIBERATION OF THE SOUTH AS THE STABILITY OF THEIR STATES IS STREGHNTHENING THE STABILITY OF THE SOUTH AND THE INTEGRATION OF THE SOUTH WITH THEIR ASSEMBLY IS A MAIN FACTOR TO SECURE THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE REGION AND THE WORLD.

3- We are going to achieve furthermore, the unity of all southern peoples and rehabilitation of the economics and encouraging the social developments and securing the peace in the country and regional and international arena, that can allow the contribution of the local and international investors with securing the bilateral benefits based on the laws released therefore, We opposing and standing up against any sort of terrorizing and extremism and we will do all efforts to secure the accommodation of the civilizations.

4- These 350 delegates are elected first by the districts and governorates.
The council speaks for all the population in all governorates of the south.

5- regarding the relationship with YSP OR JMP, THERE IS NO ANY SORTE OF RELATIONSHIP,LINKS OR EXTENTION TO THEM, BECAUSE OUR GOALS ARE COMPLETELLY DIFFERENT FROM THEM, HOWEVER WE RESPCT THE FREEDOM OF THE PARTIES AND POLITICAL OR SOCIAL GANIZATIONS AND THEIR OPONIONS, BASED ON THE DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM OF THE PARTIES, THE ESSENCE OF OUR LIBERALVISION IS THE TERASPANCY AND DEMOCRACY AND THE RIGHTS FOR ALL SOUTHERN, REGARDLESS THEIR POLITICAL, SOCIAL OR RELEGIOUS BELIEVE, HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHISISE THAT, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF ALL FERGMENTATIONS FROM ALL POLITICAL OR SOCIAL PERSONALITIES THEY ARE LOYALIST TO THE GOALS WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE, BUT THE SOUTH IS OUR UNITED HOMELAND, REGARDLESS RACE GENDER OR RELEGION,EQUAALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE KEEP RESPECT TO THE PEOPLES OF THE NORTH AND REASURE THEM THAT WE HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THEM, BUT WE WANT TO PUT AN END TO THE SUFFERING OF OUR SOUTHEREN PEOLES EXPERIENCED BY THE THE SYSTEM OF SANNA IN THE RECENT 14 YEARS.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Dr. Abdul Humid Shukri

Spokesman of the highest provisional council in the South

And Arabic

عزيزتي السيدة جين نوفاك

الموضوع : طلبكم

أولا وقبل كل شيء ، اسمحوا لي أن أتقدم بأطيب التحيات والشكر ، باسم المجلس الوطني الأعلىلتحرير واستعاده دوله الجنوب ،ذلك لاهتمامكم نحو تأسيس المجلس الأعلى المؤقت لقيادة مسيره التحرير واستعاده دوله الجنوب,المنتخب في 14 تشرين الثاني / نوفمبر2008 من قبل 350 مندوب يمثلون جميع محافظات الجنوب.

1 — وكما ذكرت اسم المجلس هو: المجلس الوطني الأعلى لتحرير واستعاده دوله الجنوب.

2 — الغرض من المجلس الجديد هو تحرير الجنوب سلميا لاستعادة دولة الجنوب, التي كانت محتفظ بها من جانب المؤسسات الإقليمية والدولية ، بكلمات أخرى، لاستعادة مكانتها في الجامعة العربية والأمم المتحدة وجامعة الدول العربية ورابطه العالم الإسلامي.
واستعادة هوية و كرامة الجنوب ودولتة الديمقراطية ، بوصفها صمام أمان لتأمين حقوق الإنسان في الجنوب عن طريق الحصول على استقلالها ، وحماية وإنقاذ الثروة الوطنية و قدراتها ‘التي دمرت و نهبت من قبل النظام العسكري اليمني، التي غزت الجنوب في السابع من تموز / يوليه 1994 والتي احتلت بالقوة.

ولذلك ، ندعو المجتمع الدولي ومنظمات حقوق الإنسان لتحمل مهماتها لدعم شعبنا ولحماية حقوقه الأنسانيه, ولا سيما الدول الخمس الدائمة العضوية في الأمم المتحدة, كما نطالب الأشقاء في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي, لتقديم كل وسائل الدعم لشعبنا من أجل تحرير الجنوب, لكون تعزيز وتقويه استقرار دولهم, يكمن في استقرار الجنوب, والجنوب بتكامله مع مجلسهم يمثل عامل رئيسي لضمان عملية السلام والاستقرار في المنطقة والعالم.

3 – أننا ومن خلال مجلسنا,علاوة على ذلك ، نعمل على تعزيز وحمايه وحدةأبناء شعبنا في الجنوب, وإعادة تأهيل الاقتصاد وتشجيع التنميه الاجتماعية وتأمين السلام في البلادوالساحتين الدولية والإقليمية ، والذي من خلال استتبابه يمكن أن يسمح مساهمة المستثمرين المحليين والدوليين على قاعدة تأمين المصالح المتبادلة على أساس القوانين المنظمة لذلك.

ولذلك ، فأننا في المجلس نعارض ونقف ضد أي نوع من إلارهاب والتطرف ، وسوف نبذل كل الجهود لتأمين تعايش الحضارات.

4 – بخصوص المندوبين الذين حضروا اللقاءتم انتخاب 350 مندوبا اولا من المديريات ومن ثم المحافظات.

المجلس المؤقت الأعلى يعتبر صوت لتمثيل جميع السكان في جميع المحافظات من الجنوب.

5 — بشأن العلاقة مع الحزب الاشتراكي اليمني أو اللقاء المشترك JMP ، لا يوجد أي نوع لأي علاقة ، أو صلة EXTENTION لهم ، لأن أهدافنا مختلفة عن أهدافهم ، ولكننا نكن الاحترام (RESPCT) لكافه لأطراف السياسية والاجتماعية من منطلق ضماننا والتزاماتنا تجاه حرية الآراء، على أساس الديمقراطية،وتمثل الشفافية والديمقراطية جوهر عملنا,لضمان الحقوق لجميع أبناء شعبنا في الجنوب، بصرف النظر عن انتماءاتهم السياسية والاجتماعية أو الدينية()RELEGIOUS )، مع تأكيدنا لجميع التكوينات من جميع الشخصيات السياسية و الاجتماعية التي تقف معنا على عزمنا ودأبنا لتحقيق الأهداف تلك, لكون الجنوب الموحد وطن للجميع، بغض النظر عن العرق أو الجنس أو الدين RELEGION) )، فالمساواة والعدالة(EQUAALITY للجميع.

ونحب التأكيد هنا من أننا نكن كل محبه وأحترام للشعب في الشمال ونطمئنهم أن شعبناليس لديه شيء ضدهم ، لكننا نريد وضع حد ونهايه لمعاناة شعبناالتي يمر بها منذو 14 عاما, جرا احتلاله من قبل نظام صنعاء.

أرجو أن أكون قد أعطيتكم صورة واضحة في هذا البيان الإعلامي.
بما يشفي طلبكم.

شكرا كثير لمساعدتكم و أعمالكم المثابرة, لاستعادة حقوق الإنسان لشعبنا, الذي سيظل مدينا لكم بالاحترام ويتذكرها لما تبذلونه من جهود ، ونحن نرى أن من المهم جدا وحاسم لتوضيح قضية الجنوب أمام المجتمع الدولي ، على أساس أنها أضحت حقائق على الأرض لا يمكن تجاهلها، لكونها تمثل أهمية وضرورة لتأمين وحفظ السلام في المنطقة والعالم.

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8 Comments »

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Comment by abu abdaa

11/26/2008 @ 5:13 am

السيده جين فوفاك .. لك التحيه الصادقه ولك الشكر العظيم لجهودك العظيمه في اظهار الحق للوطن والشعب في الجنوب..
الذي يحاول نظام صنعاء الدكتاتوري اخفائه وتصوير وجوده على ارض الجنوب وكانه وحده ..
بينما في اواقع هو احتلال
بكل صوره واشكاله .. لقد عمل من اول يوم اكتمل فيه احتلال الجنوب على اقصى كل موظف من شعب الجنوب واستبداله بموظف يمني
من القبيله او من ابنا من ساعده في ابتلاع الجنوب ولقد قسم الجنوب ك غائم حرب لهم ولجيشهم ومشائخ قبائلهم واعلنو ذلك صراحتاً في كل وسائل اعلامهم ..وساعده ي مهمته الاحتلاليه .. ان اعلن القادمون للتو من افغانستان والذين افتو بان قتل الشعب الجنوبي وهدار دماءه
اننا نناشد اصحاب الظمائر الحيه وانت منهم بان تقفون مع شعبنا وحقنا ي استعادة دولتنا المحتله من قبل نظام صنعاء العنصري لك جزيل الاحترام ..ابو ابداع .. ..

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Comment by abobakr

11/26/2008 @ 12:44 pm

first of all i wold like to thank JANE NOVAK FOR SUPPORTING OUR COUNTRY SOUTH ARABIA

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Comment by Jane Novak

11/26/2008 @ 2:05 pm

Thank you. What I support is equal rights and justice for all people. I asked for the statement from the Southern Council because the Yemeni press is under a lot of pressure from the regime and the western media doesn’t pay attention well enough. It doesn’t mean that I support everything I publish, which is from all sides including the JMP and the GPC, but that I am making a service to the people in Southern Yemen and the rest of the world by showing what is actually happening and trying to explain the viewpoint of the people in South Yemen. There are many big and legitimate issues and they should be understood correctly.

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Comment by Jane Novak

11/26/2008 @ 2:28 pm

I just found the article in Shabwa Press. I didnt know they published that. Its good.

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Comment by From Hadramout

11/26/2008 @ 8:17 pm

Most of all we from Hadramout Governorate appreciate the hard efforts of the dearest friend Jane Novak in concentrate on the issue of the problems that have happened in the South part of Yemen. Really we (the south people) have been suffering of the corruption of the the government which ruled by Ali Abdalla Saleh and his family and his gangs. our cheers to everyone in this world is help the south part of yemen from this immoral and corruption rule who is become the great thefts worldwide.
i think the capinte and most of the members of this council which called the highest provisional council for the leading of the liberation of the South, are not the real representatives of the most south people in addition to this, these members are commonists and socialists oneday they were the leaders of commonist and socilist government in the south part of yemen in 1970s and 1980s (you can search for their CV inpolicy).
so most of our people in south and Hadramout do not hope to this, the highest provisional council for the leading of the liberation of the South, because shortly, these persons have reputitions when they were leader in the past time. the members of this council do not beleive in election (the real election as does in USA), in spite of this fact, this coucil is not voted by the south people,only a gang of about500 persons and this number is not representive the south people whose population is about 5,000,000 persons.
If USA bleive of freedom to other people, this coucil is not elected logically according at least as the Arab Countries elections.
Thank you for reading my notes wishing freedom to our Arab South Republic to get its independence from those who occupied us and have stolen our lands,oil,money and everythings that good in this country.

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Comment by fLiberation of South Arabia

11/27/2008 @ 10:25 am

Hi Jane,
I am sorry; I could not fine time to give you a ring,
I think you are doing a great job, the liberation of south Arabia is bigger than the ability of former Communists to manage the destruction and restore what is left. We believe in our people of the south, they will continue peacefully to liberate the value of the society. If some members of former Communist Party like to prove their intention by supporting our people then the door is open to all but supposedly they should declare with clear message (APOLOGY) to all suffering in South Arabia.
We were under the oppression since 1967, and they finished the rally with unjustified union with Yemen Arab Republic. They rejected dialogue with all parties and Sheikdoms in the Federation and label us as non Patriotic generation, many were killed and immigrated, they declare wares against Allah and his prophet, Oman, Yemen for many years, Saudi Arabia and Eretria while the country was under the Leninism rule but they accept to unite with radical Yemen.
I believe there are many people honest from the former Socialist party (communist) who were not clear of the ideology meaning but simply we accept them because they are Nationalists.
Today, I share the fear that many members of former sheikdoms do, which is greater than the Enemy (General Selah’s Dictatorship), our fear is driven by Nationalists who blindly will destroy without intention the South Federation.
Our federation of Arabia by any mean need not nationalists neither people of emotion but people with vision which can not be delivered by people’s limitation. Building a new society may not succeed by tribal view but knowledge.

Thanks,

Dr. Alaway

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Comment by kaled

11/27/2008 @ 3:30 pm

thank you JANE NOVAK FOR SUPPORTING OUR COUNTRY SOUTH ARABIA

we really need your supports .

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