Yemen's dominant Houthi militia group today released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said.
In a statement on his Facebook page, Bahah - who resigned in January after the Houthis captured the presidential palace - said the move was a goodwill gesture to ease talks on Yemen's political transition. But he said he had no intention of resuming his post.
"This comes as an expression of sincere good intentions...(the government) confirms it does not desire to return to its duties in light of the exceptional circumstances," he wrote.
The Houthis invaded the capital Sanaa and fanned out across much of central Yemen in September in what they hailed as a revolution against misrule and corruption.
Hadi has since escaped to the southern port city of Aden and reclaimed the presidency, setting up a rival administration there backed by Gulf neighbours, who have rejected the Houthi takeover as a coup. Defence Minister General Mahmoud al-Subaihi has also fled Sanaa to Aden.
"This opens the way for political factions to carry out their national responsibility to come up with an agreement which works to restore a transition," Bahah said.
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