3 sentenced to death for collaborating with foreign state

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) – The Specialized Penal Court in Sanaa, chaired by Judge Abdu Rajeh, on Saturday sentenced three persons to death after being convicted of collaborating with a foreign country and engaging in gangs of Al-Qaeda.

The verdict convicted both of Abdurhaman Ali Ali al-Shaiba and Essam Aziz Ezzi al-Tayyb of collaborating with a foreign country and assisting the Saudi aggression state during 2015-2016 and punished them with death.

The court also convicted Mohammed Sadiq Abdu Al-Mathani and Ibrahim Ali Saleh Abdullah Hizam of participating in armed gangs of Al-Qaeda organization during 2011-2014 and attacking the armed and security forces, military facilities and public property.

Al-Mathani was punished by death, while Hizam was sentenced to ten years in prison starting from the date of his arrest.

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