Yemeni presidency rejects ministers' pro-secession statements

Yemen's presidency on Sunday strongly rejected statements by ministers and government bodies based in the southern port city of Aden that expressed support for the pro-secession Southern Transitional Council (STC).



The state-run Saba news agency said Rashad Al-Alimi, chief of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), had reviewed recent statements by ministers and other officials that "exceeded their functional responsibilities" and ran counter to the constitution and the agreed references governing the transitional period.

The source warned that the use of official positions to advance political agendas outside the constitutional framework constitutes a serious violation of the law.



The PLC's chief directed the government and relevant authorities to take "all necessary legal and administrative measures" against any actions undermining unified decision-making or seeking to impose policies outside the constitutional and legal framework.



The PLC's chief's remarks followed earlier statements by several Aden-based ministries and government bodies expressing support for the STC and its recent military expansion in the country's eastern regions.