Specialized Criminal Division of Secretariat Issues its Ruling in Rape Case of Child, Jannat


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Yemen News Agency SABA
Specialized Criminal Division of Secretariat Issues its Ruling in Rape Case of Child, Jannat
[09/ July/2025]
Sana'a (Saba) – The Specialized Criminal Division in the capital issued its ruling in the rape case of the nine-year-old child, Jannat Taher Abdul Wahid Al-Sayaghi, in the Artal area of the capital.

In the session, chaired by Division Head Judge Abdullah Al-Najjar, the court ruled to accept the appeals filed in form and, in substance, to overturn the first paragraph of the appealed ruling, which amended the legal description of the incident, the court acquitted Ahmed Hussein Yahya Najad of the kidnapping charge due to insufficient evidence, convicted him of raping the victim, Jannat, and sentenced him to fifteen years in prison for common law offenses.