Taiz… Brotherhood influence legitimizes land grabbing and the killing of women
The province of Taiz is witnessing a dangerous escalation in serious violations against citizens and their property, amid growing accusations against military commanders affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood of exploiting their influence to impose a reality of repression and systematic looting.
Citizen Abdullah Amir complained that Hamza Fadel, son of the commander of the Taiz military axis affiliated with the Brotherhood, Khaled Fadel, carried out an armed seizure of his private land.
According to a video documenting the incident, the son of the military commander began excavation works on the site using heavy machinery, completely disregarding legal justifications and the owner’s pleas to halt the encroachment, in a scene that embodies the abuse of military influence to settle personal scores and plunder civilian rights.
A heinous crime shook the district of Al-Shamayateen in the southwest of the province, when gunmen affiliated with the Brotherhood militias controlling the area executed a woman in cold blood.
Local sources in the Bani Ali subdistrict reported that the gunmen violently assaulted the victim before riddling her body with bullets, leading to her immediate death.
This crime brings back to mind the case of the martyr Aftahan Al-Mashhari, in a context where the de facto authorities (Brotherhood-affiliated) provide protection to criminals, thus preventing any effective justice.
These successive incidents have sparked widespread public outrage in Taiz, with voices rising to urge the Presidential Leadership Council to take urgent action to free the province from the grip of Brotherhood militias, which have turned the so-called “liberated” areas into arenas of looting and systematic assassinations under the cover of the military institution.
Observers believe that the silence of the concerned authorities regarding the violations committed by the leadership of the Taiz axis and their armed elements fuels a culture of impunity and opens the door to further crimes targeting the most vulnerable groups, foremost among them women and defenseless civilians.
