Yemen – Trial of Iranian-backed Houthi leaders begins

Aden Province – Yemen 02/04/2020

The specialized criminal court in the interim capital Aden began today the first sessions of the trial of the icons of the Houthi group who are backed up by Iran, the indictment filed by the prosecution included the leader of the Houthi rebels Abdul Malik al-Houthi and the head of the coup government Abdul Aziz bin Habtoor and Mahdi Al-Mashat who was appointed by the Houthis as head of the coup authorities, according to the statement of the Specialized Criminal Court, the charges against the icons of the “coup” are to undermine the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Yemen by agreements and the construction of illegal relations with Iran, the Houthis have handed down death sentences to a number of Yemeni members of the Yemeni parliament in courts under their control in the capital Sanaa.