Today, the Public Funds Prosecution, together with the security services, closed a number of illegal exchange shops in the city of Mukalla, in implementation of the directives of the Public Prosecutor, Judge Qaher Mustafa, and in implementation of the Central Bank’s procedures against the violating banks.

The security services confirmed, in a statement to the security media, that they had implemented a campaign in coordination with the Public Funds Prosecution to close the violating banks, stressing that the campaign will continue in the coming days to include all unlicensed exchange shops that contributed to the rise in foreign exchange rates against the Yemeni riyal.

The security services indicated that they would strike with an iron hand against any violator of the law who stands in the way of these measures taken by the prosecution and the Central Bank to limit the spread of unlicensed ATMs that have affected the national economy, stressing their full support for these strict legal measures until the end of the campaign.

The campaign was attended by the Chief Prosecutor of Public Funds in the Hadhramaut Coast, Judge Raed Lardi, and the Director General of the Central Bank, Mukalla Branch, Mr. Zaki bin Awaid.

The prosecution, with the help of the security services, closed 26 money exchange shops in violation of the instructions of the Central Bank in Aden.