6 arrested as they try to smuggle 3 beggar children into kingdom

HARADH, April 25 (Saba) - The security forces in the border district
of Haradh have seized six people, three of whom women, as they tried
to infiltrate into Saudi territories along with three children aged
6-12.

"The six had planned to use the children as beggars in Saudi Arabia,
" the police director in the district said, adding the plans have
been confirmed by their statements.

The arrestees came from a Hajjah district while the children with
them came from a different area, the police director said.

The arrested have been turned over to the relevant authorities to
investigate them while the children were sent to a child protection
center in Hajjah.

On the other hand, the Yemeni authorities were handed over 3
children aged 15 each who Saudis said had illegally entered Saudi
lands.

In unrelated news, Yemeni families in Hajjah have appealed the
government to intervene and free their relatives from Saudi
political prisons who have been detained without confirmed
accusations.

They complained that Saudi Arabia has been holding their relatives
in connection with anti-terror measures.

In a letter to the National Organization for Defending Human Rights
and Freedoms HOOD, the families said their relatives were detained
just because some of their relatives are wanted by Saudis on
terrorist charges.

The letter said the Saudi authorities seized in February a family,
parents along with two children, and a newly-married couple clsoe to
the family.

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