Decision of the North Sana'a Court,
chaired by Judge Jassar Muhammad Sayf al-Adufi, in case No 5 of 1417 AH (1996-97), on 23
March 1998:
Death sentences:
Ali Salim al-Baid
Haydar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Haytham Qasim Tahir
Salih Munassar al-Siyali
Salih Ubayd Ahmad
Ten years imprisonment:
Qasim Yahya Qasim
Salih Muthanna Askar
Muhammad Ali al-Qayrahi
Ten years (suspended):
Abd al-Rahman al -Jifri
Seven years (suspended):
Sulayman Nasir Mas'ud
Five years (suspended):
Anis Hasan Yahya
Salim Muhammad Abdullah Jubran
Three years (suspended):
Ahmad Ubayd Bin Dazr
Acquitted:
Qasim Abd al-Rabb Qasim
Salih Shaykh
The accused were all leaders of the secession attempt in 1994. They
were all living in exile and were
tried in their absence. The Yemeni authorities were reported to be seeking their
extradition.
For more details see:
Harmless
retribution
Middle East International, 10 April 1998
Magnanimous
gesture
Middle East International, 30 May 2003 |