Yemeni MPs Wonder if the Defense Ministery is Selling Arms to the Rebels
And its a darned good question. Follow up to the story: Yemen appoints weapons smuggler as governmental peace negotiator and gets mad when he sells the rebels a ship load of Chinese arms using “forged” documents from the Defense Ministry.
Sahwa Net – Over 29 MPs demanded in a parliamentary session held on Sunday to summon the defense minister Mohamad Nasser Mohammad to ask him about a Chinese ship loaded with weapons held in Hodeida airport. (ed- Earlier reports said it sailed away but apparently its still there.)A Russian TV channel said that the ship belongs to Faris Mana’a, brother of Saada governor.
Sultan al-Barakani, a veteran leader of the ruling party, sarcastically wondered in a pervious session if the weapon ship fell down from the sky.
Yemeni official authorities have issued a black list of arms dealers and importers.
Faris Man’a , head of the mediation committee between the government and the Houthi rebels, came at the top of the list.
The Authorities warned all dealers and importers of importing any arms and ammunitions, stressing that arm importing is considered a violation to the law and a threat to the state stability and security.
