Rashad al-Alimi has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on charges of conspiring against “Hadi”, report says

SANAA, July 20 (YPA) – Former advisor to the exiled president Hadi and the Saudi ambassador to Hadi government were detained on charges of spying for the UAE to overthrew Hadi,  informed sources reported

According to the sources, the Saudi intelligence obtained information stating that officials and diplomats affiliated to Hadi government, Rashad al-Alimi and Mohammad al-Jaber, the Saudi ambassador, Mohammed Al Jaber, have been arrested due to their involvement in an Emirati plan supervised by the Kingdom’s ambassador to Yemen to overthrow President Hadi.

The move lead Saudi authorities to arrest him and stop his work as ambassador to Yemen.

A number of Yemeni media outlets had earlier reported that the Saudi kingdom has suspended al-Jaber’s mission as its ambassador to Yemen for providing Hadi with misleading information.

Hadi had earlier issued a decision to remove his adviser Rashad al-Alimi, for reasons related to the revelation of an Emirati plan to oust Hadi, according to recently circulated news.

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