Houthi militia executes 9 Hodeidah residents on trumped-up charges
English - Saturday 18 September 2021 الساعة 05:43 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
The Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, executed, on Saturday, 9 people from Al-Hodeidah Governorate, in Sanaa, after they were framed for being involved in the killing of the head of its political council, Saleh Al-Samad.
Al-Sammad was killed in an air strike by the Arab coalition in April 2018, in the city of Hodeidah, western Yemen, in addition to six other leaders of the Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen.
And clips spread on social media platforms, showing elements of the Houthi militia, shooting the nine citizens while they were lying on the ground.
The execution took place by firing squad in Tahrir Square in central Sana'a, in the presence of militia leaders and a crowd of its members.
The murder of these citizens, who were arrested on trumped-up charges, sparked a wave of anger among the pioneers of social networking sites in Yemen, especially since they included a child under the age of 18.
The Minister of Information in the legitimate government, Muammar Al-Eryani, said that these alleged rulings issued by the Houthi militia against the nine civilians are a full-fledged premeditated murder, considering that what the Houthis are doing is a clone of the Iranian regime's model in the liquidation of political opponents, and is no different from the field executions they carried out. Terrorist organizations such as "Al-Qaeda" and "ISIS" in their areas of control.
On Friday, 6 non-governmental human rights organizations confirmed in a joint statement that "the Houthi militia closed the door to justice in the face of the nine detainees and their defense representatives, refraining from hearing their evidence and their defenses, and reserving the case for judgment without guaranteeing their right to defense or providing them with a fair trial."
The six organizations are: SAM for Rights and Freedoms, the Yemeni Coalition to Monitor Human Rights Violations, Rights Radar for Human Rights, Defense Foundation for Rights and Freedoms, the American Center for Justice, and the Association of Mothers of Abductees.
