AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A member of Yemeni Supreme Political Council responded to the call of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva to “repeal the death sentences of 35 parliamentarians,” affirming “the independence of the Yemeni judiciary”, and criticizing the commission’s silence on war crimes against Yemenis.
Mohammad Al-Houthi said on Twitter on Friday: "What the United Nations usually states and its accusations that are issued unfairly are what must be called into question because of its political and financial motives." He continued: “The Yemeni judiciary is independent. Personally, I do not mind the presence of your lawyers to plead before the judiciary for traitors.”
But the Supreme Political Council member, in turn, criticized what he considered to be the selectivity of the United Nations in condemning, and he said in a second tweet: “Although we do not know the names in the list mentioned by Liza Trusel, the statements are provocative by defending the traitors and keeping silent about thousands of crimes.”
He added that “The scandal of the Secretary-General (Ban Ki-moon) is still heard in the world when he yielded to political money and removed Saudi Arabia from the black list”.
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A member of Yemeni Supreme Political Council responded to the call of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva to “repeal the death sentences of 35 parliamentarians,” affirming “the independence of the Yemeni judiciary”, and criticizing the commission’s silence on war crimes against Yemenis.
7 March 2020 - 13:50
News ID: 1015445
