Houthis sentence 5 to death for ‘spying for UK’
Jul 8, 2021
A Yemeni court, controlled by Al Houthi rebels in the capital Sana’a, had sentenced five citizens to death on charges of spying for Britain.
A sixth Yemeni man was given a five-year jail term and a probation of three more years.
The death verdicts against the five were the latest in a series of heavy-handed sentences on similar charges issued by courts controlled by Al Houthis against dissidents in areas under the rebels’ control, according to rights groups. Last year, a court handed down death sentences to four Yemeni journalists.
