Kusukela Umkhankaso Olwa Nokuhweba Ngezikhali.
- Imizamo yesishoshovu yokubeka iSaudi General Al-Asserie ngaphansi kokuboshwa kwezakhamizi ngaphambi kwenkulumo ethangini lokucabanga laseLondon
- Amasosha aseSaudi asolwa kakhulu ngokwenza ubugebengu bempi eYemen
- I-UK inikeze ilayisensi yezikhali ezibiza u-£3.3 billion eSaudi Arabia kusukela kwaqala ukuqhuma kwebhomu ngoMashi 2015.
Isishoshovu samaQuaker uSam Walton uzame ukufaka iSaudi General Al-Asserie ngaphansi kwezakhamizi eziboshwe ngamacala empi eYemen. U-Asserie ubesendleleni ezokhuluma ne-European Council on Foreign Relations, lapho ahlangabezene nemibhikisho. USam uphoqwe onogada baka-Asserie. Amavidiyo okuphikisana ayatholakala lapha futhi lapha.
UGeneral Asserie ungumkhulumeli weSaudi Coalition eYemen kanye nomeluleki omkhulu kuNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela waseSaudi Arabia. U-Asserie ube ngubuso bomphakathi bebhomu elinonya. NgoNovemba 2016 u-Asserie utshele i-ITV ukuthi amabutho aseSaudi abengasebenzisi amabhomu eqembu eYemen, kuphela amabutho aseSaudi avuma kamuva ukuthi ayenawo.
NgoLwesibili, u-Asserie uhlangane namalungu ePhalamende ukuze awatshele ngaphambi kwenkulumompikiswano mayelana nesimo sobuntu eYemen.
Sekuphele iminyaka emibili kwaqala ukuqhuma kwamabhomu e-Saudi eholwa yi-Yemen. Kusukela lapho, sekubulawe abantu abayizi-10,000 kanti izigidi zisale zingenawo ingqalasizinda ebalulekile, amanzi ahlanzekile noma ugesi. Balinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-17 abantu abanakho ukudla futhi badinga usizo oluphuthumayo.
Selokhu kwaqala ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eYemen ngoMashi 2015, i-UK inikeze ilayisensi yezikhali ezibiza u-£3.3 billion embusweni waseSaudi, okuhlanganisa:
- Amalayisense e-ML2.2 abiza u-£10 billion (Izindiza, izindiza ezinophephela emhlane, ama-drones)
- Amalayisense e-ML1.1 abiza u-£4 billion (Amabhomu, amabhomu, imicibisholo, izindlela zokuphikisa)
- Amalayisense e-ML430,000 abiza u-£6 (Izimoto zezikhali, amathangi)
USam Walton, owazama ukuboshwa, uthe:
I-Asserie imele umbuso obulale izinkulungwane e-Yemen futhi wabonisa ukwedelela ngokuphelele umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe. Ngazama ukumbopha ngenxa yamacala empi aseke wawabona futhi awasakaza, kodwa wayezungezwe onogada abangiphoqa ukuba ngihambe. U-Asserie akufanele amukelwe futhi aphathwe njengesihlonishwa, kufanele aboshwe futhi aphenywe ngamacala empi.
U-Andrew Smith we-Campaign Against Arms Trade uthe:
I-General Asserie ingumlomo womkhankaso wokuqhuma kwamabhomu obulale izinkulungwane zezakhamizi futhi wacekela phansi nengqalasizinda ebalulekile. Akumele amenywe ukuthi azokhuluma namalungu ephalamende nezinhlaka zocwaningo ukuze kucashwe isihluku esenzekayo. Amazwi adinga ukuzwakala ngalawabantu base-Yemeni abahlukunyezwe yinhlekelele yesintu - hhayi labo abayidalayo. Uma i-UK izodlala indima enhle ekuletheni ukuthula kufanele iqede ukuhambisana kwayo futhi iqede ukuthengiswa kwezikhali.
U-Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, uMqondisi Wokumela, i-Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, ubesembhikishweni. Uthe:
Umbuso waseSaudi unerekhodi elishaqisayo lamalungelo abantu ngaphakathi nakwamanye amazwe. Ihlukumeza abantu baseSaudi futhi isekele ukuqhekeka kulo lonke elaseMpumalanga Ephakathi, okuhlanganisa neBahrain lapho amabutho aseSaudi asize ukucindezela inhlangano enokuthula yokusekela intando yeningi. I-Asserie ibilokhu iyingxenye yombuso kanye nokucwenga amacala awo asabekayo.
Ukuba semthethweni kokuthengiswa kwezikhali e-UK okwamanje kuyisihloko Sokubuyekezwa Kwezomthetho, kulandela isicelo se-Campaign Against Arms Trade. Isimangalo sicela uhulumeni ukuthi amise wonke amalayisense asekhona futhi ayeke ukukhipha amanye amalayisense okuthekelisa izikhali eSaudi Arabia ukuze zisetshenziswe eYemen ngenkathi ephethe isibuyekezo esigcwele sokuthi ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kuyahambisana yini nomthetho wase-UK kanye ne-EU. Isinqumo sisalindile.
