Sayyid al-Houthi: Yemen before the revolution was under foreign tutelage
Leader says pre-revolution Yemen suffered loss of freedom and independence under foreign domination; the 21 September uprising changed that
IRNA reports Sayyid Abdul Malik al-Houthi stating that Yemen’s pre-revolution era was under foreign tutelage, with the US ambassador acting as de facto ruler in Sana’a. He frames the 21 September revolution as a turning point toward freedom and independence, and highlights ongoing efforts to resist foreign domination.
Tehran - IRNA - Sayyid Abdul Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, said in remarks marking the anniversary of the September 21 revolution that the conditions in Yemen before the revolution clearly showed the urgent need for such an uprising, because what happened before the revolution amounted to the loss of freedom and independence for the Yemeni people and the country being placed under foreign tutelage.
He stated that the September 21 revolution fulfilled freedom and independence on the basis of an Islamic identity for the Yemeni people and laid the groundwork for liberation from what he called “US arrogance.” He described halting the “wrong path under foreign tutelage” as a great blessing for Yemen’s people and called the day “one of God’s days.”
Regarding pre-revolution conditions, Houthi said the period demonstrated the people’s urgent need for such a revolution, as what occurred before the revolution was the deprivation of freedom and independence and the placement of Yemen under foreign tutelage. He added that enemies viewed the era of tutelage as a golden opportunity, and that the US ambassador was the de facto ruler in Sana’a, with embassies interfering in every facet of the country. He argued that before the revolution, decision-making lay in the hands of foreign tutelage and the government in Sana’a merely carried out directives from abroad, while some factions accepted foreign tutelage and engaged with foreign charities. He warned that enemies sought to reprise influence after liberation and emphasized the ongoing struggle against outside dominance. These remarks were reported by IRNA.