Organization for Defense of Communications Services Condemns Aggression’s Detention of Oil Derivatives

The National Organization for the Defense of Telecommunications and Post Services condemned the countries of aggression’s denial of entry to any oil shipment to Hodeidah port.

The organization confirmed in a statement that the detention of 15 ships loaded with oil derivatives and preventing them from reaching Yemen despite obtaining UN licenses, represents a collective punishment for the Yemeni people for the consequent disruption of most basic services, including communications, the Internet and the postal network in all governorates.

It considered the arbitrary measures taken by the countries of aggression are a flagrant violation of international laws and covenants related to human rights.

It pointed out that the absence of oil derivatives in light of the spread of the corona epidemic exacerbates the danger to civilians and reduces the capabilities and means to confront it.

The organization renewed its call to the international community represented by the United Nations to quickly intervene to lift the embargo on oil derivatives, holding the coalition’s states and their mercenaries legal responsibility towards that.

Since the beginning of 2020, the coalition tended to bet on the economic side in pressuring the Political Council and the Salvation Government to surrender, by tightening the blockade and restricting the payment of basic food and medical commodities as well as fuel.

International humanitarian law and international criminal law are classifying “any threat to the lives of civilians or the basic necessities of life for them as a war crime”, which the coalition exercises by restricting the flow of food, medicine and fuel ships.