EU condemns Houthi execution of 9 Yemenis by firing squad
The European Union joined the United States and United Nations in condemning the trial and execution of nine Yemenis accused of involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official.
The European Union has added its voice to the chorus of condemnation following the Houthi group’s execution of nine people allegedly linked to the killing of a rebel leader in Yemen.
In April 2018, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the port city of Hodeidah killed Saleh al-Samad, a top Houthi official in northern Yemen. On Saturday, a Houthi firing squad in the capital Sanaa publicly executed the nine men convicted of involvement in Samad’s killing, the pro-Houthi Saba news agency said.
“They were shot to death in Tahrir Square … in the presence of senior Houthi leaders and Sanaa residents,” Saba reported.
The nine Yemenis, including one who was a minor at the time of his arrest, were found guilty by a rebel-run court of spying for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Several others, including former President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, were tried and convicted in absentia.
