Category: AQAP

UPDATE 1/26/12 5:17 PM: Here is an English translation of the below Arabic statement:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Statement No. 3
الحمدلله القائل (إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ) والصلاة والسلام على الصادق المصدوق على آله وصحبه أجمعين، أما بعد،
It’s not a secret on anyone what the country is passing through from injustice and corruption, beside that it is not ruled with the Sharia of Allah from decades, this was what made your brothers in Ansar Al-Sharia to enter Radda, and sit-in in it, until the conditions are reformed by implementing the Sharia of Allah, and the corruption and corrupt are removed, and we didn’t have any intention of in power and prestige, and we weren’t pushed by prejudice to a party or sheik or tribe or race, but rather it was seeking to establish the rule of Allah that was suspended for a long time.
The deposed government and some of the tendentious parties pushed some mercenaries to cause confusion and ignite a tribal war, but your brothers dealt with it in the proper way which had a role in preventing bloodshed and avoiding Fitnah.
And during that came many mediations from several parties, demanding that we leave the region, so we agreed to leave in return of the following demands:
1. Forming a committee from the peoples of the country that the public facilities would be handed over to them, and it will manage the security and judiciary status according to the Islamic Sharia.
2. Not to interpose the movements of Ansar Al-Sharia, and that they have the full freedom in spreading their Dawah.
3. Releasing 15 prisoners who were unjustly imprisoned in the prisons of the Political Security.
And in an initiative responding to our demands one of the prisoners, brother Nassir Abdulrab Al-Zufari was released.
And a hostage was given in return for releasing the rest of the prisoners, and forming the mentioned committee has begun, and to prevent bloodshed of the Muslims Ansar Al-Sharia decided to withdraw. Hoping that the rest of the conditions be fulfilled and the land be ruled according to the Sharia of Allah.
If any condition was breached, Ansar Al-Sharia has the right to commit the action that deters te traitors according to the Sharia of Allah.
We call all the Moslems to seek to implement the Sharia by all the legitimate means. And not to be quite about the corruption and stand in the face of the traitors a stand that deters them and repels their falsehood. (and Allah is the master of His affair, but most people do not know) 21 Surah Yusuf
Your brothers,
Ansar Al-Sharia
Wednesday 1433-03-02
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