Report accuses Islah militia of kidnapping and torture in private prisons
English - Tuesday 31 March 2020 الساعة 03:14 pm
Taiz, Newsyemen:
A report revealed that the Islah militia in Taiz was involved in kidnappings and executions under torture in about 30 prisons it runs in areas controlled by the legitimate government.
According to the report issued by the Haq Organization to Defend Rights and Freedoms, the last kidnapping and torture in prisons took place this month and its victim, "Mujib Ahmad Al-Rajhi", was killed on Sunday evening, March 22, 2020, inside the Military Police prison in Taiz city.
This was preceded by the incident of the killing of Ayman Muhammad al-Wahabani, 17, in a prison run by the Islah militia in the city of Taiz in late 2019.
The report on the security and humanitarian conditions in the governorate of Taiz until March 2020, confirmed that the Islah militia has established private prisons away from judicial supervision, whose numbers to date have reached 30 prisons in the city of Taiz.
In another matter, the report accused the Islah militia of seizing many public properties, including school buildings and government facilities, and converting them into prisons, barracks and military headquarters for its members.
The report stated that independent civil society organizations in Taiz recorded many incidents of armed robbery against private property in the city by the Islah militia.
The report also pointed out that a lot of food and health assistance provided by the supporters, the most important of which are the King Salman Center and the Emirates Red Crescent Authority for looting, theft and extortion operations by Islah elements and extremist organizations, has led to a high incidence of poverty and famine among the people and the spread of epidemics and diseases in the absence of a clear health care
