Racist reception of Houthi prisoners in Sanaa
English - Sunday 18 October 2020 الساعة 03:22 pm
Sanaa, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
With purely racism, the Houthi militia received its returning prisoners as part of the prisoner exchange agreement between the legitimate government and the Houthi militia, that included exchanged more than 1,000 prisoners and detainees on both sides.
Political sources in Sanaa expected the Houthi militia to receive about 600 prisoners on flights coming from Abha and Seiyun airports, under the auspices of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Houthi militia received its prisoners by chanting racist and sectarian slogans and chants that feed hate speech and incitement to violence and war.
Al-Masirah Al-Houthi channel monopolized coverage of reception events for prisoners, and the militia prevented representatives of channels close to the group from participating in coverage and conducting interviews with prisoners.
Receivers repeated the Houthi cry slogan, "Death to America ..." amid information that the Houthi militia had handed over two American detainees through Omani mediation in a unilateral operation marked by secrecy, after years of illegally detained them.
In a statement, the "Supreme Political Council" in Sanaa pledged to work diligently to follow up the file of prisoners "until the return of the last prisoner to his homeland and his family, God Almighty willing", and expressed "hope that this process will be a first step followed by steps to release all prisoners on the rule of “All for all. "
