A source close to the president of the so-called Southern Transitional Council in the Shabwa governorate, Sheikh Ali Mohsen al-Suleimani, revealed the reasons for his resignation last week.
Al-Suleimani objected the council’s refusal to open an investigation into the causes of the rapid collapse of the elite forces of the Transitional Council during the clashes with the legitimate forces in the governorate, in last August.
The source said that Sheikh Al-Suleimani asked to open a comprehensive investigation into the causes of the collapse of the elite and transitional forces that were receiving significant and direct financial and military support from the UAE.
The source added that Al-Suleimani requested the investigation after he obtained reliable information that there were betrayals among those who were assigned to supervise the Shabwa file, specifically from the presidency of the Transitional Council.
The source indicated that Al-Suleimani’s resignation was rejected by Aidroos Al-Zubaidi, but Suleimani insisted on his resignation unless a thorough investigation was opened in the recent events.
