In Part 1, we tore the mask off Cepac Limited and exposed the Saeed Anam family as puppet masters of the HSA Group, a Yemeni dynasty swimming in cash since 1938. They’ve left a trail of gutted forests, polluted rivers, and war‑torn profiteering in their wake, all while flashing their billion‑pound grins. That was the warm‑up. Now, buckle up for Part 2th – because there’s even more.
The Empire Strikes Back: More Money, More Problems
Picture this: Yemen’s a war zone, kids are starving, water’s poisoned, and the Saeed Anams are sipping champagne in a gold‑plated bubble, counting their stacks. It’s not just wealth – it’s a slap in the face to every poor bastard they’ve stepped on. These pricks aren’t content with their homeland’s misery; they’ve turned greed into an art form.
Enter Marwan Ahmed Hayel, the family’s black sheep with a rap sheet of betrayal. He cooked up a ponzi scheme that fleeced investors of $1.7 million, dangling fake returns before scarpering to Turkey in 2019. One ex‑investor, too ashamed to show his face, lamented, “I trusted the Saeed Anam name, and now I’ve got sod‑all.” Rumour is some family members – and maybe an HSA bank – saw it coming. The top brass? They’ve clammed up tighter than a nun’s knickers, leaving law enforcement chasing shadows.
The Never‑Ending Expansion: More Markets, More Exploitation
While Marwan’s dodging the heat, HSA’s slithering into Ghana, Angola, and Senegal like a plague. Flashy press releases up top, but underneath it’s the same old shit: workers screwed, land raped, locals left holding the bag.
Briefly, HSA’s Pacific Inter‑Link arm burned through 4 000 ha of Papua rainforest for palm oil – big names bailed in 2018, but the trees don’t grow back. And in Yemen, experts finger HSA for skimming an estimated $194 million from the letter‑of‑credit system in recent years, a claim since “retracted” after backroom handshakes, but the stench remains.
The Philanthropy Smokescreen: Polishing a Turd
Don’t get me started on their “charity” crap. The HSA Foundation tosses a few crumbs – schools here, clinics there – but when you’re drowning in billions from trashing the world, it’s a piss‑take. It’s not generosity; it’s a cheap magic trick to dodge the spotlight. The hypocrisy’s so thick you could choke on it. The oldest play in the book, designed for anybody so pig-shit thick to swallow it.
This lot’s a travelling circus of avarice and back‑stabbing – a reality show where the casualties are real. I’ve seen grim operators, but the Saeed Anams? They’re in a league of their own, screwing the world one deal at a time.
So here they are, laid bare: a dynasty forged on shattered lives, razed jungles, and crocodile tears. They’re capitalism’s feral offspring, and until someone hauls them into the dock, they’ll keep cackling all the way to the bank.
Lee Thompson – Founder, The Cummins Accountability Project
Sources
Debriefer – Loud scandal as grandson of Hayel Saeed Anam defrauds Yemeni investors abroad
Greenpeace – PT Megakarya Jaya Raya
AP News – UN experts pull back on corruption claims against Yemen