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Exclusive Interview

Yemen MP, Hashid tells wounded protesters issue, future of national dialogue and Yemen’s governance

 Political elite cannot make any decision irritates KSA

 Government does not deserve the name of “Reconciliation”

 Implementation of  the 20 points is a real test before the Preparatory Committee of National Dialogue and the President Hadi

 Output that comes as the revolution’ is of the traditional powers, and there is mobilization for a coming conflict

Member of Yemen House of Representatives, Ahmed Saif Hashed, needs no introduction. He is a prominent personality, known for his social activities and political attitudes towards human rights and freedom, rejecting all kinds of fanaticism particularly sectarianism and regionalism and for his enduring insistence on establishing a civil democratic country.

Interviewed by Adel Bishr and Adel Al-Syaghi, for Aljumhor Newspaper, Issue No. 221 

 

1. At the beginning, I would like to appreciate your nationalistic and human attitude towards adopting issue of the wounded protesters who are abandoned by the government despite the President's directives to be medicated at the government’s expense. the question is: How do you interpret the government ignorance of  implementing the President's orders? And what is your opinion of  the government's attitude represented in the refusal to receive a judicial declaration, and not to retain a lawyer to present the case in the court?

 

Ø it seems that the government or, precisely,  some other powerful forces  that run the country affairs behind the scenes, control the political scene and influence the outcomes of decision-making, are responsible for this situation which  undoubtedly exists because of fear of continuing revolution which could restrain their authorities in the present or future.  The fear of  breaking out a new rebellion against their interests, which had stolen the revolution. Those powerful forces, particularly the military, tribal and religious forces, want to make the wounded a lesson and a warning to the revolutionists ; want to convey a message to people that: This is the fate of the revolutionists; want the people to get disappointed, frustrated and defeated that enabling them to reproduce fear and tyranny, to govern the nation without any expected problems or concerns of  revolution in the future ..

 

The government ignorance of the judiciary is because of several reasons such as, the government sense of superiority as well as the lack of independent judicial system and the government control of the financial and administrative affairs of the judges resulted in the absence of any worth mentioning direction to create an independent fair judiciary. However, the ruling of Administrative Court in favor of the wounded of the revolution has confirmed the existence of independent and great judges even if we do not find an independent judiciary.

Such honest and courageous judges are vulnerable to harassment, repression and relocation, as what happened with Judge Mrs. Nora, the brave Judge Mr. AbdulWahab Qatran, and Judge Mrs. Raghad Abdulrahman Alzuraiqi, who triumphed for Justice and issued a fearless judgment against the Conciliation Government for the benefit of the wounded of the peaceful revolution, might be the next target of these infringements. Those judges are torches in this overwhelming darkness.

 

2. There are signed agreements with Turkey and Qatar to treat the wounded and we have read news about the travel of several groups by Mrs. Tawakkol Karman's office for treatment in Turkey and Qatar. What is the truth? Are among those who have traveled abroad for treatment who bring the suit against the government?

 

Ø we have heard about that. We have also heard that there is selectiveness in some cases; there are some shortcomings and blunders  accompanied their activities, however, we do not misbelieve anyone, rather than we are still looking at solutions to the wounded of the revolution and the families of the martyrs. There are some important facts which must be revealed; this is what we are trying now to detect, but are still collecting the information. It is very clear that the revolution has faced different kinds of corruption, and unfortunately, only the wounded and the families of the martyrs pay the cost.