Sana’a | The Major Espionage Case… Severe Sentences and Last-Minute Developments

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The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana’a issued a judicial ruling today sentencing 17 defendants to death after convicting them on charges related to espionage for foreign parties, including Britain, the United States, and the Israeli entity.

In developments related to the case, the ruling also included prison sentences for other defendants, while the court acquitted two individuals involved in the case. The court confirmed that those convicted had submitted their appeals to the Court of Appeals immediately after the verdict was announced.

The ruling included the following names:

1. Imad Shayea Azzeddeen Al-Sultan

2. Ali Muthanna Nasser Al-Hazri

3. Abdulrahman Adel Dhamran

4. Dhaifallah Saleh Zoqom

5. Ali Ahmed Ahmed Al-Sayyani

6. Farouq Ali Hezam Al-Adhri

7. Basheer Ali Mahdi Saifan

8. Khaled Qassim Al-Saeedi

9. Nasser Ali Al-Shaibah (fugitive from justice)

10. Anas Ahmed Salman Al-Wasabi

11. Mujahid Mohammed Ali Rajeh

12. Ali Ali Ahmed Al-Samadi

13. Hamoud Hassan Hamoud Al-Suraihi

14. Majdi Mohammed Hassan Al-Abed

15. Nayef Yaseen Abdullah Al-Athwari

16. Basim Hussein Saleh Al-Habshi

17. Sinan Abdulaziz Ali Saleh Al-Washadhah

The court also sentenced the following individuals to imprisonment:

1. Huda Ali Nasser Al-Muzna’i — 10 years

2. Bakil Abdullah Al-Masawi — 3 years

And acquitted:

1. Elias Farouq Ali Rajeh Al-Adhri

2. Ali Ali Daghshar Mutahhar