The Coalition for Legitimacy in Yemen announced “the dispatch of the first planes carrying imprisoned Houthis to Yemen as part of a Saudi Arabian humanitarian initiative.”
He explained that the three stages of the airlift of prisoners to Sana’a and Aden would be completed today, Friday.
And that the number of released prisoners is 108, and they will arrive, respectively, at Aden airport.
And coalition forces spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki said in April last year that “the leadership of the combined forces of the coalition will release captured Houthis who participated in the hostilities against the lands of the kingdom, as a humanitarian initiative as an extension of previous humanitarian initiatives.”
He also added that the move was “in support of all efforts and aspirations to end the Yemeni crisis and establish peace, as well as the efforts of the United Nations to consolidate the current truce and create an atmosphere for dialogue between the Yemeni parties, as well as to help end the case of prisoners and detained in accordance with Islamic values, humanitarian principles and authentic Arab traditions, as well as the provisions of international humanitarian law, as presented in the texts and provisions of the Third Geneva Convention, which has been suspended since 2018, under the Stockholm Agreement.
He explained that the command of the joint forces of the coalition is coordinating with the International Committee of the Red Cross their transfer to Sana’a.
He also stressed: “The case of stopping the exchange of prisoners is of interest to the political and military leadership, which always emphasizes the consideration of this case for purely humanitarian reasons, and not for political and military calculations or benefits.”
Notably, the United Nations announced on April 1 this year that the Yemeni parties had agreed to a two-month truce that began the next day, a complete cessation of hostilities in Yemen, in addition to the opening of Sana’a airport to predetermined regional destinations, as well as allowing entry vessels with fuel to the port of Hodeidah.
The announcement of this truce comes at a time when it coincided with consultations in Riyadh that announced the establishment in Yemen on April 7 of this presidential leadership council, which will assume political, military and security leadership in Yemen. state during the transition phase, where the council is headed by Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, consisting of 7 members.
