An internal Houthi battle over changing ministers ... a struggle towards greater loyalty to the "Iranian ruler" externally and to secure revenues internally
English - Monday 23 November 2020 الساعة 01:41 pm
Sanaa, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
Sources close to the leaders of the Houthi militia in Sanaa confirmed that there is a race between Mahdi Al-Mashat, head of the so-called ruling political council in Sanaa, Ahmed Hamed, named director of the office of the presidency, and Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, over the “renaming” of the ministers of the Houthi government, which was formed in partnership with the General People's Congress in 2016 and headed by Dr. Abdulaziz bin Habtoor.
Last week, there was a separate talk from each of them about “fighting corruption and the corrupt,” which was preceded by the assassination of the Minister of Sports, Hassan Zaid, the dismissal of the Minister of Water, Nabil Al-Wazir, and the suspension of the Minister of Health, Taha Al-Mutawakel.
The sources told "NewsYemen" that there is a race within the Iranian arm over the redistribution of quotas for political jobs "jobs with the rank of minister" according to developments, and according to the current balance of power, three years after the Houthi took the decision in Sanaa after he killed the former president - the head of the General People's Congress, Ali Abdullah Saleh in December 2017.
The sources expected the appointment of new ministers to replace some of the ministers affiliated with the General People's Congress or those chosen by Al-Houthi, according to 2016 circumstances.
The Houthi movement suppressed talk about the assassination of Hassan Zaid, with a theatrical play on its second day, but the dismissal of Nabil Al-Wazir caused a debate between Hamed and Al-Mashat. While Hamid announced that this was a prelude to new changes, Mahdi al-Mashat came out on Wednesday with a speech in which he said: “I personally stop these procedures because I said after the warning, the punishment will come. "
The Houthi militia has been re-arranging its work in Sanaa at a high rate since it was announced that the leader of the Revolutionary Guards, Hassan Erlo, had officially assumed the position of Iran's ambassador in Sanaa, the most important of which was the financial file and the file of major political posts.
