YEMEN Press Agency

Correspondent arrested by STC in Aden

ADEN, Oct. 09 (YPA) – A correspondent for a channel was arrested on Tueday by elements of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in the center of the city of Aden, southern Yemen.

Media sources reported that Mohammed Al-Yazidi, the correspondent of Al-Jumhuriya TV in Aden was arrested and taken to an unknown location.

The sources pointed out that Al-Yazidi was arrested based on a complaint filed by the Vice President of the STC- member of the “Presidential Leadership Council formed by the coalition, Faraj Al-Bahsani, against the backdrop of a post in which he criticized Al-Yazidi Al-Bahsani 4 years ago.

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