Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman vehemently highlights the paramount importance of rejecting the sale of Aden Net Company to the UAE, along with any other endeavors that compromise the nation's sovereignty and dignity.

She firmly asserts that this deal will be utterly disregarded, as if it never transpired, while confidently asserting that a brighter future awaits, enabling "us" to tackle this issue with even greater resilience and effectiveness.

In a panel discussion held on the "X" platform (previously Twitter) and organized by Belqees TV Channel in collaboration with the Peaceful Revolution Youth Council, Tawakkol Karman expressed her apprehension regarding the deal, highlighting the substantial convergence of Saudi-Emirati interests. However, her concern lies in the fact that this alignment comes at the detriment of Yemen and its people.

Karman emphasized the intertwined nature of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, referring to them as two sides of the same occupying force. She highlighted their synchronized actions and coordination, which she believes result in the destruction of Yemen and the infringement upon its sovereignty and dignity.

Karman said: "The deal highlighted the mutual alignment between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Since their initial entry into Yemen, they have had technical disagreements over who would control the largest portions of land, interests, and deals within Yemen. Their differences solely revolved around determining the proportion of each party's share in the distribution of Yemen's wealth."

Karman raised inquiries concerning the underlying motivations behind Saudi Arabia's decision to hand over Socotra and Aden to the Emirates. She put forth the hypothesis that this transfer was driven by a mutual interest shared between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in gaining access to Yemen's resources. Karman leveled accusations against Rashad Al-Alimi, the President of the Yemeni Presidential Council, and Maeen Abdul-Malik, the Prime Minister, asserting that they were acting as proxies for Saudi Arabia. She emphasized that the deal would not have materialized without the approval and support of Saudi Arabia.

Karman underscored that the deal lays bare the fragility of "the ruling tools" in Yemen, established by the Saudi and Emirati occupiers, as well as the vulnerability of political parties and elites. She further emphasized that this agreement, conducted in an unlawful and unconstitutional manner, had the potential to generate tens of billions of dollars for the Yemeni state through licensing, making the missed economic opportunities a testament to an unprecedented corruption operation.

Kerman added: The most important and worst thing ever is that they have involved themselves in a new chapter of the conflict over Yemen’s sovereignty by handing over citizens’ data to a known oppressive foreign state that oppresses its own citizens and Yemenis. Karman pointed out that the UAE has militias inside Yemen, secret prisons, and now, quite simply, the way is open for it to spy on Yemenis and commit the worst violations against anyone who says no to the UAE, and they will be a guest in its prisons, where "the inside is missing and the outside is reborn."

Significantly, Karman pointed out that the UAE has a long history of privacy breaches, espionage, and data control, actively attracting and recruiting communications engineers and intelligence officers from various countries. She elucidated that the agreement was reached amidst the ongoing war and the usurpation of Yemen's political decision-making by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the complicity of statesmen.

“We will treat this deal as if it never happened, and tomorrow we will be able to do a lot and a lot to confront it. We stand with the popular rejection, and the popular rejection should never be underestimated, especially in this stage where - unfortunately - the elites have sold their dignity and the dignity of Yemen.”

"We firmly reject this deal, as well as anything that undermines Yemen. Our resolute refusal stands as the most crucial action to be taken at this juncture, and the Yemeni people possess the capability to halt both the external occupiers, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and the internal occupier, the Houthis", Karman continued. 

Karman argued that those who offer justifications for the establishment of a new telecommunications company in Yemen, free from Houthi militia control, are attempting to conceal the failures of the current government and its predecessors in restoring telecommunications and achieving military victories against the Houthis. These justifications result in piecemeal and submissive solutions that legitimize the division of state institutions, with the north under Houthi rule and the south under the control of Emirati militias.

Tawakkol Karman strongly condemned the act of selling data to a foreign country, emphasizing that it compromises Yemen's sovereignty and exposes its citizens to risks, leaving them vulnerable to the whims of that country. She characterized this action as the height of foolishness, betrayal, and completely unacceptable to the Yemeni people.

In conclusion, Tawakkol Karman firmly believes that relying on the House of Representatives is an illusion and a grave mistake due to its alignment with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. She does not trust the council to halt the deal, as she views it as a tool of the occupiers. Karman also asserts that the council's potential opposition to the sale of Aden Net Company to the UAE would be motivated by their dissatisfaction with not receiving their anticipated share.