Yemen sentences 2 subversives to death, 10 to prison
The Source: /www.sabanews.net - 17/10/2009
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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. he 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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