Russian police arrest five Yemeni officers in Moscow

SANAA, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Russian police arrested five Yemeni officers from  Yemeni embassy in Moscow, media sources reported on Wednesday

Russian police have arrested five Yemeni students for demanding their financial rights, informed sources said.

Hadi’s ambassador to Russia, Ahmed al-Wahishi, called on Russian police to arrest Yemeni students following their demanding payment of their dues, according to the sources.

 Russian police entered the embassy compound at the invitation of Ambassador Wahishi and arrested them.

 The officers, who were studying, were summoned by the embassy from faraway cities on the basis of their travel on Aug. 9, but were surprised that they were arrested for forcibly deported from Russia.

 The move comes after Yemeni students in Russia staged a vigil in front of the embassy’s closed gate to demand their evacuation like the rest of the world’s people.

E.M