Socotra (Debriefer) - Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces on Sunday arrested the director of the southern seaport in Socotra governorate, said Yemeni informed source.
The Emirati-backed forces took Riyadh Saeed Suleiman to one of their prisons in the island, the source told the Anadolu Agency asking anonymity for security reasons.
While the source said the causes were still unknown, the arrest was ordered by the STC chief in Socotra, according to local sources.
On 20 September, Suleiman informed the Yemeni official government that an Emirati ship illegally entered the port in Hadibo, Socotra provincial capital, without permission from official authorities.
The Emirati AD ASTRA got into the dock without obtaining the port's permission or following official procedures under local laws, the director said in a letter to the government.
Hadibo and other parts in Socotra have been under the STC control since 19 June, when its forces ousted the UN-recognized government officials.
