SANAA, April 14 (Saba) - The Central Military Court sentenced nine military leaders to death for committing treason, aiding the enemy and facilitating its entry into the territory of the Republic of Yemen.
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi was convicted of impersonating the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces at the end of his term on February 21, 2014.
The following names were also convicted of impersonating military positions and ranks.
Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar
Muhammad Ali al-Maqdashi
Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar
Abdullah Salem Ali al-Nakhai
Fadl Hassan Mohammed al-Omari
Yahya Abdullah Salah
Amin Abdullah Hamed al-Waili
Hashim Abdullah Hussein al-Ahmar
All the defendants were also convicted of the crime of publicly aiding the enemy and speaking out against joining Saudi-led aggression countries "Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates", which are at war with Yemen and facilitating the entry of Saudi and Emirati forces of aggression into the territory of the Republic of Yemen.
According to the court ruling all convicts must pay 1,500,000 Yemeni riyals to lawyers appointed to defend them.
Mona Zaid