TAJ) alerts the international community to the seriousness of the accelerated

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Southern Democratic Assembly - TAJ

For Self-determination to South Yemeni People

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URGENT STATEMENT
TAJ - alerts the international community to the seriousness of the accelerated

incidents in the South of Yemen.

To

The Secretary-General of the United Nation

The President and members of the UN Security Council

The President of European Commission

The Secretary General of the Arab League

The Secretary General and the ******s of the Gulf Cooperation Council

The world’s ******s and the international and regional organizations

Peace be upon you

The Southern Democratic Assembly (TAJ) would like to draw your attention to the

seriousness of the accelerated incidents in South Yemen in general and in the area of

Almahfad- Abyan governorate in particular.

On 22nd May 2007, which is the day of what so called “unification”, the dictator of

Sana’a Ali Abdullah Saleh and his clan were celebrating in the northern city of Ibb

whereas all governorates of the South were witnessing peaceful demonstrations,

marches and political speeches calling for the end of the Yemeni tribal and military

occupation to our country. They held a big meeting in Hadhramout governorate, in the

city of Mukalla where attended representatives from different regions of the South.

The peaceful demonstration in the city of Dhala was repressed by the troops of the

northern Yemeni occupation and used the life shots; also the demonstration in

Shabwah governorate was oppressed by the security forces of the Yemeni occupying

regime and kidnapped the ****** of the Reconciliation and Tolerance Committee Mr.

Naser Thabet Alawlaqi and kept him in the custody for 24 hours. The most serious

thing amongst all these incidents are the armed uprising in the area of Al-Mahfad in

the governorate of Abyan, which is led by the retired officer (forcibly) Saeed

Shahtoor calling for the southern rights and end of the Yemeni occupation to the

South. The uprising is continued and developed dramatically indicating to a bloody

confrontation with occupiers.

The protest in Al-Mahfad is a clear proof to what “TAJ” has warned, that if the

Yemeni regime keep ignoring the southern demands and continuing to implement a

systematic discrimination and oppression; no doubt it will lead to an armed conflict,

which has already started in Al-Mahfad.

The Southern Democratic Assembly “TAJ” would like to remind the international

community about our frequent warns during the last 3 years to the serious

consequences due to continuing Yemeni occupation to our country. We have been

raising or concerns about the unaccepted situation before all bodies that we met or

contacted in the Untitled States, Europe, the Arab league, and all the international

organisations.

The Yemeni arrogant military occupation holds the full responsibility for the

deteriorated situation and for the serious results of its practice in the South. This

uprising is the first spark, which will lead to a bloody confrontation between the

southern citizens and the Yemeni occupiers. No doubt this confrontation will not be

between occupiers and the militants and the citizens in the area of Al-Mahfad only but

it will be spread to different areas in the south as the tension now is in its high level

and no one could foretell its results.

The Southern Democratic Assembly “TAJ” would like to draw the attention of the

International community and ask it to interfere and implement the international law in

supporting our people’s cause in achieving the self-determination and have its own

free state. It is the legal and the moral responsibility of the international community

mainly the Arab and Islamic states to break their silence and denounce the Yemeni

occupation that breaches in a wide scale the South people’s human rights, including

erasing their identity, looting their wealth and properties, depriving them of jobs,

freedom and neglecting their peaceful demands.

We keep repeating or call to the international community to implement 924 and 931

resolutions of the Security Council for 1994, and pressurise the Yemeni occupation to

comply with the international law and conventions. The moment that we have warned

of has already come and it will be too late if there is no immediate international

interfere to sort out the conflict peacefully and fairly.

Southern Democratic Assembly

27th May 2007