Houthi Court Sentences Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh to Death and Confiscation of Assets on 'Espionage' Charges
The Central Military Court affiliated with the Houthi group in Sana'a has sentenced Brigadier Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the eldest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, to death and confiscation of assets after being convicted of 'espionage, collaboration, and corruption'.
The Houthi-affiliated Yemeni News Agency (Saba) reported that the court officially convicted him of these charges, sentenced him to death, confiscated all his assets, recovered embezzled funds, and imposed other supplementary penalties related to public office. There has been no response from his office so far.
Brigadier Ahmed (born in 1972 in Sana'a) is considered one of the prominent military leaders during his father's era, having received his higher education in the United States and Jordan, and progressed in military and political positions.
His political career began with winning a parliamentary seat in the capital Sana'a, then establishing special forces that received American support before leading the Republican Guard, the most trained and equipped force in the Yemeni army at that time.
After his father's ousting in 2012, he was appointed as the Yemeni ambassador to the UAE until his dismissal in 2015. It is worth mentioning that his father, the former president, was killed by the Houthis at the end of 2017 after the collapse of their alliance.
