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The internationally recognised government of Yemen on Tuesday condemned death sentences a Houthi court in Sanaa handed down to 30 kidnapped and arbitrarily arrested detainees, calling on the UN envoy and the international community to take immediate action to save their lives.
In a statement, the human rights ministry condemned in strongest terms the death penalties by the Houthi coup militia against the detainees who have been kidnapped for three years. The militia subjected the detainees to all types of psychological and physical torture and holding unfair trials for them in an illegitimate court, the ministry said.
The Houthi court quitted six of a group of 36 detainees accused of forming an armed organisation to carry out bombings and espionage acts and to support the enemy, according to a statement carried by the Houthi-run Saba news agency. The 30 detainees were convicted of assisting the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen through providing coordinates of military and individual targets inside Yemen, according to Saba agency. The convictions included that the detainees had planned to attack security forces and popular committees, and carry out bombings in Sanaa with explosive devices, silenced guns, and motorbikes.
The death sentences will be implemented in 15 days, the Houthi specialised penal court ruled on Tuesday.
The ministry said the government had several times demanded to include the detainees in the lists of prisoners exchanged with the Houthi, but the Houthi militia refused to swap them in accordance with the Stockholm Agreement.
Yemen has been devastated by a five-year armed conflict between the government and the Houthis. The conflict started after the Houthis ousted the government and seized power in late 2014.