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| President Hadi says no to extradition request on Dr al- Humeiqani |
| 2014-01-06 |
| [Yemen Post] Following a decision by the United States of American to label Dr Abdul Wahab Mohammed al-Humaiqani an al-Qaeda agent and subsequent calls for his extradition from Yemen, President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi has categorically rejected such hand-over. Back on December 18th, the US Department issued a statement against al-Humeiqani which in essence identified him as a key member of al-Qaeda. It read, "The US Department of Treasury today imposed sanctions on two al-Qaeda supporters based in Qatar and Yemen. Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi and Abdul Wahab Mohammed al-Humaiqani were named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 ... Humaiqani was designated for providing financial support to and acting on behalf of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)." A powerful and well-connected holy man as well as politician; he founded al-Rashad party, the political arm of the Salafi faction, a group of Sunni radicals, Dr al-Humaiqani has also worked closely with prominent NGOs and Qatar Royals. Considered a man beyond reproach by many in Yemen, his supporters have accused the US of running a witch hunt against political Islam as to serve their agenda in the region and remove all those whom they feel could oppose their vision for Yemen. With relations running high up in the government al-Humaiqani warned that he would not so easily submit to America's unjustified slander. And indeed, this Sunday the holy man had non-other than President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi standing up to his accusers. In a televised statement President Hadi denounced all charges against al-Humaiqani, adding that he would not comply with Washington's extradition demand. |
| Posted by:Fred |