The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom have condemned the executions of nine Yemenis by the country’s Houthi rebels.
Police troopers stand around bags containing the bodies of nine men, convicted of involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official Saleh al-Samad after their execution at Tahrir Square in Sanaa, Yemen Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday said they executed nine people for their alleged involvement in the killing of a senior Houthi official in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition more than three years ago.
Dujarric said the secretary general “deeply regrets” the executions, which caused outrage across Yemen including in Sanaa, where people usually refrain from criticizing the Houthis for fear of reprisals. Al-Samad, who held the post of president in the Houthi-backed political body, was killed along with six companions in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the coastal city of Hodeida.
The British embassy in Yemen also condemned “the brutal Houthi execution," which showed “blatant disregard" for a fair trial and due process.
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