President of Yemen vows perpetrates will not escape justice

12/8/2015 11:32:22 PM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

ADEN 8th December 2015 (WAM)--President of Yemen Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi has expressed his profound sorrow about the murder of the former Aden Governor Major General Ja'far Mohammed Saad who was gunned down while on the way to his office.

He stressed that perpetrators who kill innocent people will be eventually brought to book.

President Hadi said in a statement after the funeral prayer over the body of the martyr that the departure of Major General Ja'far "in such a critical phase in the history of the country is a great loss to the nation which is in dire need of those with the high sense of patriotism and dedication to maintaining the security stability and the normalisation of life such as the late Major General Ja'far."

He added "Today we say goodbye to a high-calibre nationalist whose national contributions will continue to guide us. He displayed the courage when he led the battle to liberate Aden from the coup militias. These heroic deeds will remain in our conscious as the people of Yemen will remember them."

President Hadi said the sacrifices of the people of Yemen will help defeat the forces of darkness and evil.

For his part the new Governor of Aden Brigadier General Aidroos Qassim al-Zubaidi pledged he would safeguard the security and stability of Aden adding that he would work with the community and all institutions to paint a smile on the face of Aden.

WAM/Majok

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