September Net

Three abductees have recently been tortured to death in the prisons run by Houthi militia in Hodiedah province, the Abductees’ Mothers Association reported.

“Abductees died in Houthi militia coup prisons in Hodeidah province, west of Yemen. They have been tortured and beaten to death, the Association said in a statement.

Mohammad Yahya  al-Massoudi, one of the victims, 35, was kidnapped by masked Houthi gunmen on April 19, 2019. His bruised body was handed back to his family under the conditions that they do not allow a forensics examiner to conduct an autopsy.

Adel Aiyash Matari Mahboub, another victim, 27, was taken from his home in Al Rukba village on May 7, 2017. He breathed his last breath a few days later in what appears to be a case of death by electrocution. His corpse was held at a morgue in a Houthi-run hospital in Sanaa for two years.

It was only recently that his family members were informed of his passing.

Ali Bin Ali Sekeen, the third victim listed by the Association, was abducted early on May 2019, but Houthi rebels told his family that he was still undergoing investigations.

Soon after, downpour washed off what later appeared to be a shallow grave dug for Ali’s tattered body.

The Association, for its part, urged the United Nations Security Council to take action against Houthi crimes, and called on “activists and legal aides to work seriously to bring kidnappers and murders to justice.”