Yemeni presidential council vows crackdown on smuggling, lifts immunity for officials
Rashad Al-Alimi announces strict measures against smuggling and Houthi funding, including lifting immunity for officials found complicit.
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi has unveiled stringent measures to combat smuggling and weaken the financial foundation supporting the Houthis. Speaking at a gathering of the Supreme Anti-Smuggling Committee, Al-Alimi declared that officials found to be in cahoots with smuggling enterprises will have their functional and political immunity lifted, according to Al-Hadath.
To bolster the campaign, Al-Alimi instructed the closure of all clandestine border crossings and ports, and referred transgressions to the public prosecutor. The council also resolved to prohibit the shipment of dual-use and military goods to regions governed by Houthi insurgents. Furthermore, they approved rigorous oversight of currency and gold transactions, as well as steps to curb financial leakage and illicit funding.
Al-Alimi emphasized that these enhanced controls at entry points will not disrupt the flow of essential items such as food, medical supplies, or permissible trade.
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