Aden Historic Declaration
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In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful
Aden Historic Declaration
Today, the 4th of May, 2017, the capital, Aden, is hosting the largest public
rally in the political history of the south. These crowds are an extension of
the peaceful struggle of the South Hirak Movement and its valiant resistance,
and they came today to express the will of the people of the south. This is the
will of the people all over the south, and they have been struggling for many
years and have given many sacrifices, including many people martyred, injured,
or detained, in order to restore the southern state.
The issue of the people of
South Arabia is a just one, one that has legal and political legitimacy and is
recognized by Arab nations, the international community, and the regional
community.
In light of the dangers that face the
Southern Issue, and the people of the south sensing these dangers, the latest
of which was the conspiracy on April 27th, 2017, which came on the anniversary of the announcement of the war
against the south in 1994. This conspiracy included those dangerous and
provocative decrees that represent the aggression of the partners of the
invasion of the South in the summer of 1994, and it did not just target the
most prominent symbols of the Southern Issue, its valiant resistance, and the
heroes of Decisive Storm and Restoring Hope and the fight against terrorism; it
targeted the essence of the Southern Issue.
Operations Decisive Storm
and Restoring Hope have created a new turning point in the history of the
region, and they have also created a positive reality on the ground in the
south as a result of effective participation of the Southern Resistance, and
all of its components, to achieve the great victory in liberating the areas of
the south with the support of the countries of the Arab Coalition. They were
able to confront and expel the invasion of the Houthi and Saleh militias, but
these victories did not lead to the Southern Resistance being an effective
partner in the political process. On the contrary, the Southern Resistance was
marginalized, excluded, and conspired against, while its role was shunned.
These victories in the South were invested by the political terrorist forces
that are in control of the decision-making authority and in opposition to the
aspirations of the people of the South. The situation reached the point where
political punishment was imposed and investigations carried out against the
most prominent figures in the Resistance. This was an assault on the political
partnership of the people of the South with the Legitimacy, which had been
hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood, and things did not stop there. Things
reached the highest points of social oppression and collective punishment for
the popular support of the Resistance in the South, a systematic collective
punishment, and this continued with a war on services in the south. The living
standards and services deteriorated, and salaries were not paid, especially in
Aden, the capital of the South. This is a city that has made a lot of
sacrifices and whose people valiantly and courageously fought alongside
Operation Decisive Storm and forced the invaders out of Aden. This city has not
seen, in all of its history, such a deterioration in services and collective
punishment, and the electricity, water, salaries, and civilian life as a whole
deteriorated to unprecedented levels, while the rehabilitation of government
institutions were hindered, including the rehabilitation of the judiciary. This
war used services as an immoral means of hindering and thwarting the leaders of
the Southern Resistance, who had borne upon themselves the responsibility of
managing the liberated areas and combating terrorism in them.
Accordingly.
From here, from the city
of Aden, the will of the people of the South, which is the only true
legitimacy, has come up to express its rejection of these decrees and any
similar decrees in the future, and to express its position and desire to
exercise its legal right in protecting the Southern Issue and safeguarding its
path, especially with the availability of subjective and objective factors
during this historic moment that must be benefitted from. This great mass of
people has come to preserve the Southern victory, maximize it, and build on it
the aspirations of the people of the South.
We also want to take this
occasion to salute the people of Hadramawt on the success of the Inclusive
Hadramawt Conference. They are a people that are considered an integral part of
the national Southern Movement and the carrier of the torch of its
civilization.
Due to the importance of
there being political tools to protect the Southern Issue and its political
project, and to achieve the aspirations of the people of the South in getting
sovereignty over their lands and establishing their free and democratic federal
state, the Southern People’s Assembly decide on the following:
First:
This declaration is to be
called the Aden Historic Declaration, and it gets its legal authority from the
will of the people of the South.
Second:
Commander Aidarous Qassim
Al Zubaidi is authorized to announce a national political leadership (under his
leadership) to manage and represent the South, and this leadership is
responsible for representing and leading the South to achieve its goals and
aspirations.
Commander Aidarous Qassim
Al Zubaidi is given full authority to take whatever steps necessary to implement
the articles of this declaration.
Third:
The millions of Southerners marching
reiterate that the South, as a nation and an identity, now and in the future,
is for all Southerners by all Southerners. The South after May 4th, 2017, is not like the South before that date, and is based on
Southern national partnership and consensus.
Fourth:
The realities on the ground have proven the
strength of the partnership between the Southern Resistance, the Southern
Movement, and the Arab Coalition Forces, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
the United Arab Emirates. This is a partnership sealed in blood and continuing
sacrifice. This strategic partnership aims to achieve the mutual goals of the
Arab Coalition against the dangers of Iranian expansion, counterterrorism, and
ensuring the security and stability of the area, as well as the people of the South
regaining their sovereignty over their territory. This last point is a decisive
part of the security of the region. The millions that have come out also
reiterate, to the international community, the Arab countries, and the whole
world, as well as to all humanitarian and human rights organizations, that it
is completely committed to international law, the United Nations Charter, and
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the same time, these masses renew appeal to the international community to provide aid to the people of
the South and alleviate their suffering by achieving their legal and legitimate
aspirations.
Fifth:
This declaration is effective from the date
it is issued, on Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Issued in Aden on May 4th, 2017, in Freedom Square in Khawr Maksar
Praying for glory, mercy,
and immortality to the martyrs,
Healing for the injured,
And freedom for the
detainees.
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