Local Sources
A court in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a has instituted a legal proceeding on treason charges against the country’s authorities, including the former fugitive president.
The Yemeni government has been forced to relocate to Aden - a seaport city in the country’s south - as Sana’a is controlled by the Ansarullah movement.
Yemen’s former Fugitive President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi joined the Yemeni cabinet in Aden on November 17, after being in exile in Saudi Arabia.
"The General Prosecutor’s Office has sent criminal cases concerning seven top-ranking members of the country’s government for legal prosecution. The Criminal Court, which specializes in matters of terrorism and security of the state, begun today the first hearing of charges of treason and assistance to the ’Saudi enemy’ in the destruction of the country," a source in the court said.
The charges were brought against Hadi, three of his advisers, a former Saudi Arabian foreign minister, the Yemeni ambassador to the Unites States, and the head of the country’s national security body.
A Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen at Hadi’s request. More than 6,000 people have been killed and over 14,000 others wounded since late March 2015.
Sources: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
