Secretary General of al-Haq party rejects dismissal as a “big joke”

By Mohammed al-Kibsi

The Secretary General of al-Haq party, Hassan Mohammed Zaid, rejected as a “big joke” the decision by his party’s Executive Committee to remove him from the post of secretary general.

Zaid was quoted as saying, “The statement of the so-called Executive Committee of the al-Haq Party was simply a soap bubble and heavy banter.”

The Executive Committee’s statement approved the dismissal of Zaid from his post as secretary general, and confirmed that Mohammed Yahya Al-Mansour had been assigned to carry out Zaid’s functions.

Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mansur, Vice President of the al-Haq party, said that Zaid will remain the  secretary general until the party’s General Conference has convened.

Muhammad al-Mansour approved a statement issued by Executive Committee members and heads of branches and leaders of the al-Haq party on Tuesday the dismissal of Zaid was dismissed. He stressed that what has been addressed in some media outlets about the dismissal of Zaid came as the result of  individual actions by the head of the acting political department, Mohammed Yahya Al-Mansour.

The statement emphasized the party's intention to hold the General Conference, and called on all party members and supporters to involve themselves with the efforts of the secretary general and the Preparatory Commission, and with the heads of branches to make the General Conference a success.

Mr. Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mansur, vice president of the ruling right, is the highest official in the party leadership. He has exercised the functions of party head since the death of scholar Majd al-Din al-Muayadi.

Hasan Zaid said the Executive Committee had not met, and described what happened as coming down to a statement issued by one person, Muhammad Yahya Al-Mansour, with assistance from Ahmed Qasim Daylami, who had resigned from the party before announcing that he was joining the al-Ommah party.

The Executive Committee, considered to be the party’s highest-ranking body, said the decision to sack Zaid came after he closed the party headquarters in Sana’a to prevent committee members from entering, and also that a secret meeting had been held between some members of the party without consulting or inviting party leadership.

Al-Haq party was established following the reunification of Yemen in 1990. However the party could not hold its first General Conference yet.

The party is a religious party representing the Zaydi Shiite sect. It collated with other Islamic, social and Nasserite parties to topple down President Saleh.