Judiciary chief basts S. Arabia for killing civilians

Rasa - Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani strongly condemned Saudi Arabia for continuing its attacks on Yemen's defenseless people, including women and children.

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Date: 14 May 2015 - 15:51

RNA - "Unfortunately, what is presently going on in Yemen is an example of savagery and ignorance … the Saudi regime's leaders have proved to be even wilder and worse than the ignorant people of 1,400 years ago who lived before the advent of Islam," Amoli Larijani quoted by Iran's Fars News Agency as addressing high-ranking judiciary officials in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iran's judiciary chief, meantime, warned Saudi Arabia to stop aggression against Yemen or wait for dire consequences.

In relevant remarks earlier today, Iranian Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari blasted the Al Saud regime for taking model from Israel's behavior in their suppression of the Yemeni people.

"We are witnessing genocide and destruction in Yemen; we never expected the Saudis to copy the Zionists' actions and target Yemen's infrastructures as well as purchasing weapons with the Muslims' assets and use them against the Muslims," Ansari told reporters on Wednesday.

Yesterday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the Saudi-led coalition against the repercussions of their military interference in Yemen's internal affairs, and called on the UN to do its best to pave the ground for the peaceful settlement of the current dispute in the Muslim country.

In a phone conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday, Zarif said the crimes committed against the Yemeni people are in clear violation of international law.

The Iranian foreign minister stressed that such crimes have led to the rise of extremist and terrorist groups in Yemen, further deteriorating the humanitarian catastrophe there.

Zarif said Tehran supports the efforts by the new UN envoy to Yemen to stop the Saudi aggression and resume dialog among Yemeni parties.

“The solution to the crisis in Yemen is solely political and through forming an inclusive government with the aid of all political forces and without the interference of certain foreign countries," he said.

"The crisis does not have a military solution and militarizing the crisis is in favor of no side” of the conflict, the top Iranian diplomat added.

The UN chief, for his part, hailed Tehran’s efforts to send humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen. He also stressed that the crisis in Yemen can only be solved through political means.

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 49 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 3,803 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

On April 21 and May 12, Saudi Arabia declared end to Yemen airstrikes after weeks of bombings, but airstrikes are still underway.

The five-day truce was proposed by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last week. Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has announced its cooperation in any actions that will stop suffering in the country.

But, the Saudi airstrikes on Yemen continued on Wednesday in violation of ceasefire started on May 12.

The Saudi-led coalition conducted 4 air strikes on the Yemeni provinces of Hajja, Sa'ada hour after the start of the ceasefire.

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition also pounded Lahij province in violation of the truce.

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