Protest in Sana’a, Condemning US-Saudi Piracy on Fuel Ships

On Monday, garbage workers and the employees of Yemeni YPC organized a joint stand in front of UN office in Sana’a, denouncing the continuation of piracy and the detention of fuel ships by US-Saudi aggression.

A statement by the protesters denounced the continued siege and crimes of the aggression against the Yemeni people, foremost of which is detention of fuel ships, which portends a humanitarian catastrophe that threatens the lives of patients, children and women.

The statement explained that the lack of fuel has caused the suspension of many vital services and sectors, which increases the suffering of citizens. It pointed out that countries of aggression deliberately stopped basic services provided to citizens and continued to kill children, women and the sick, in light of a shameful internationalist silence.

The statement condemned the criminal practices pursued by the Saudi-led aggression against the Yemeni people for six years, and the international silence, which indicates the participation of UN and Security Council in these aggressive policy. It renewed the call to free people of the world to pressure towards stopping the the US-Saudi piracy on fuel ships.

The YPC held the United Nations responsible for the repercussions of the continued seizure of Yemen-bound oil tankers, the persistence of maritime piracy and the practice of collective punishment by the countries of aggression. In a statement during sit-in the company said that the Yemeni people are living in a catastrophic situation exacerbated by the tightening of the air, land and sea blockade on their needs of oil, food and medicine.

The statement indicated that most of service sectors witnessed a decline in the level of providing their services to citizens, especially health, electricity and water sectors due to the continuation of piracy by US-Saudi aggression coalition, which doubled the suffering of citizens. It demanded the release of seized fuel ships, the prevention of future piracy, the opening of Sana’a International Airport, and the prevention of targeting YPC, its facilities, stations, and the stations of its agents.