Yemeni MP Shawqi Al-Qadhi: Presidential Council Members Behind Parliament's Disruption Due to Corruption
Yemeni MP Shawqi Al-Qadhi revealed that certain members of the Presidential Leadership Council are obstructing the work of the Yemeni Parliament and preventing its sessions from being held in the interim capital, Aden. Al-Qadhi made this statement in a post on his Facebook page on Monday.
He explained that members of Parliament were prepared to travel to Aden in mid-August 2023 and had received their travel tickets. However, they were surprised when some members of the Presidential Council refused to allow the sessions to proceed, leading to their postponement.
Al-Qadhi pointed out that Parliament sessions have not been held as of mid-January 2025. He attributed the obstruction to issues of corruption and embezzlement of public funds, describing it as "the theft of millions of dollars and billions of Yemeni riyals."
The MP emphasized that combating corruption can only be achieved through the activation of government oversight institutions, including Parliament, the Central Organization for Control and Auditing, the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption, and the Public Funds Prosecution.
In a related context, accusations have been directed at the Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the UAE. The council, led by three members of the Presidential Leadership Council—Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, Abdulrahman Al-Mahrami, and Faraj Al-Bahsani—is alleged to be blocking Parliament sessions and disrupting the work of several government institutions in Aden, which remains under its effective control.
It is noteworthy that the Yemeni Parliament's Presidium discussed arrangements to resume its sessions on November 20, 2024. However, these efforts have not yielded tangible results. Additionally, in August 2024, 60 MPs called for an urgent parliamentary session and demanded the activation of anti-corruption measures and a financial field evaluation. Yet, these demands were met with no official response.
The Parliament previously held its first session in Aden on April 18, 2022, during which it announced plans to address legislative and oversight issues. However, the sessions were soon suspended. Prior to this, the last parliamentary session was held in Seiyun, Hadramawt, in April 2019, marking the first meeting since the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sana'a, in September 2014.
This revelation sheds light on the ongoing political crisis in Yemen, which continues to hinder the work of legislative and oversight institutions, further exacerbating the country’s economic and political turmoil.
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