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| Houthi leader in Yemen calls for establishing civil state |
| 2012-02-06 |
| [Yemen Post] Shiite Houthi leader, Abdulmalek al-Houthi, in Yemen called on Saturday for establishing a civil state that lives up to the people of Yemen, who took to streets demanding change. In a speech he delivered in front of tens of thousands of his supporters, who gathered to commemorate the prophetic cradle anniversary in the northern Yemeni province of Saddah, al-Houthi called on political forces to respect the will and choice of Yemeni people. A panel of qualified Yemeni experts should be formed to draft a new constitution, the Military Committee quickly restructures the army, and Security and Political intelligent Security should be dissolved, he demanded. His followers have reportedly closed all routes from and to Saddah and forced the residents to use excessive fireworks, leaving at least one killed and two injured, local media reported. "Such ceremony of this magnitude in Yemen to celebrate the prophetic birth anniversary is the fruit of the revolution, which brought down the head of the regime," al-Houthis said. Al-Houthis rebels have been for weeks fighting with Sunni tribal alliance in Saddah and Hajjah provinces, leaving scores killed and hundreds others maimed. The Shiite militias hold complete control over Saddah province since the outbreak of the revolution in February. |
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