http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Death sentences handed down to more Yemen subversives [The Source: /www.sabanews.net - 20/10/2009] Yemen handed down on Tuesday death sentences to Ten more Houthi supporters and sentenced five others to 15 years in prison each. The verdict comes among a series of rulings delivered this week for the Bani Hushaish subversive groups charged with supporting the north-based insurgency. The sentenced were convicted of forming a subversive gang that fought the troops last year in support for the Houthi insurgents. Indictments also included that the members looted the people's properties and destroyed military equipment. On Monday Houthi leader Al-Mohatwari was sentenced to death and ten other Houthi followers received jail terms ranging from 8 to 10 years. The group was convicted of taking part in a subversive gang in the district of Bani Hushaish, Sana'a. Yemen handed down on Saturday death sentences to two subversive elements and sentenced ten others to eight to twelve years in prison after they were found guilty of subversion. The group was convicted 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.