The administrative body of the General Federation of Cooperative Housing Societies in the capital, Aden, held a meeting to discuss a number of issues, most notably those that occurred this week when armed groups attacked the expatriate housing association’s plan.

 The General Federation of Housing Cooperative Societies in the capital, Aden, affirmed its rejection and strong condemnation of any infringement, threat, or blackmail against members of housing cooperative societies by any party.

The Union also condemned the attempt by armed men affiliated with the powerful Al-Qaisi to attack the lands and members of the Expatriates Residential Association in the Al-Imad area, and brandishing weapons in the face of defenseless citizens, and attempting to obstruct them from handing over their lands, after they failed to control the association’s land, and practiced forms of bullying. They lost all prosecution cases, at all levels, in controlling the land of the Expatriates Association, which the state allocated to them decades ago.

The Union appreciates the firm stance of the security personnel in Al-Amad Police against the attempts of attacks by the armed men of the influential “Al-Qaisi” and their expulsion from the expatriate association’s plan immediately, and affirms its rejection and denunciation of any infringement or illegal or moral actions practiced against members of housing cooperative societies.

In turn, the Expatriates Housing Association appreciated the stance of the Union and the Al-Imad Police against the attempt of blackmail and infringement by the bankrupt influential “Al-Qaisi”, and affirmed its right to the land that the state disbursed in the year 90 AD to expatriates returning from the Gulf countries and the world, and it took years for the suffering of the deserving people to be redressed. The state and its agencies are members of the association and expelled influential people last year.

It also called on President Commander Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, and the Minister of State and Governor of the capital, Aden, Ahmed Lamlas, to stop the influential person who tries from time to time to blackmail the members of the association, sometimes by creating storms and misleading, and sometimes by trying to send armed men to... The association’s plan to attack members.

The association indicated that it has all the official documents and contracts issued by the state, stating its right to the plan, but the person in charge was not aware, did not understand the matter, and is trying to divert the course of the case into a (tribe), mediations, lawsuits, and misinformation, trying in a cunning way to incite regional conflicts among the people of the country. The South, taking advantage of many people’s lack of awareness of the truth of the issue.

In conclusion, the Expatriates Association confirms that it will not be intimidated by the threats and intimidation of the powerful, and that it will continue to hand over its members to their positions, according to the law and order, and Shubra will not escape the rights of its members.