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| Houthis threaten to detain, charge Yemen ministers |
| 2015-02-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] Yemen's Shia Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... Ansarullah movement has threatened to arrest and press charges against the impoverished Arab country's prime minister and all cabinet members if they refuse to return to work. On Monday, the Houthis stated that they would detain Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all cabinet members, and try them for treason in case they do not resume their duties. President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Bahah's cabinet resigned on January 22, after Ansarullah revolutionaries seized the presidential palace in the capital, Sana'a. The parliament, however, rejected Hadi's resignation. According to a report broadcast by al-Masirah satellite television station affiliated with Ansarullah, 17 Yemeni cabinet members have agreed to restart their posts. |
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