DOHA (Debriefer)--The only solution before the legitimate government to the situation in south Yemen is to implement the military and security part of the Riyadh agreement or to enter Aden by force, former prime minister and minister of interior Ahmed Al-Maisari has said.
Storming the Presidential Palace, Al-Maashiq, recently aimed to drag Saudi forces guarding the palace to clash with and kill civilians to spread chaos and ease pressure on the Houthi group on frontlines, he told Aljazeera's Without Borders Program.
The UAE-backed forces seized public institutions before I become the minister of interior, he said, pointing out that the government tried to act independently after that but it could not because of huge support provided to the other side.
During my visit to Abu Dhabi, I was asked to be on the UAE side but I refused and told Emiratis that I am always on the side of Yemen, he said.
In 2018, the UAE declared war on the government with the goal to overthrow the former prime minister Ahmed Ubaid bin Dagher, he said.
My house was a target of the UEA-backed forces but I contacted the Saudi forces that helped me leave it and avoid bloodshed, he said.
The secret prisons in Aden and Hadhramout are being run by the UAE, he added.
