Yemen sentences 2 subversives to death, 10 to prison

SANA'A, Oct. 17 (Saba) - Yemen
sentenced on Saturday two subversive elements to death and ten others to eight to
twelve
years in prison after convicting them of forming an armed group that was involved in
carnage and subversion in the district of Bani Hushaish, Sana'a.
The Specialized Penal Court in the capital of Sana'a delivered the ruling in the
case of one of subversive groups in the area which fought the troops in support for
the
insurgency.
Northern provinces of Saada and Amran are the hotbeds of the Houthi rebels, who
have been fighting the troops since 2004.
On the other hand, the court has completed investigating eight insurgents, seven
from Saada and one accomplice from the Bani Hushaish district.
The government accuses the group of forming an armed gang that killed troops and
civilians in the north.
In July, Yemen handed down death sentences to ten subversives after they were found
guilty of forming armed gangs and fighting the troops in support for the Houthis.
Others were given jail terms ranging from 5-15 years.
Indictments against the sentenced included that they had weapons which they used to
carry out bombings, fight troops and harm the people's interests.
Many groups known as Bani Hushaish subversive groups, which fought troops in 2008
in support of the Houthi rebellion, have gone on trials.
July verdicts came after several hearings in which more than 140 accused faced
Yemen court on charges related to forming armed groups.
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