Al-Thawra Net
Official spokesman for the Ministry of Interior in the national salvation government has revealed a major security operation, whereas a large group of Saudi and Emirati nationals were arrested for espionage against the Yemeni state and the Yemeni people.
The spokesman Abdul-Khaleq al-Ajri indicated in a press conference on Saturday, that after the investigations, the security services concluded that there are two espionage cells present inside Yemeni territory.
He confirmed that the first cell managed by Saudi intelligence and second one managed by Emirati intelligence, to carry out acts of chaos and sabotage activities in order to harm the Republic of Yemen and paralyze the work of state institutions and disrupt security and stability.
He explained that the security services concluded that the first cell was run by Saudi intelligence under the supervision of a group of its officers, including Major General Fahd bin Zaid al-Mutairi, Brigadier Falah bin Mohammad al-Shahrani, including Mohammad Abdullah Al-Qawsi, the former Minister of the Interior.
Al-Qawsi was in charge of training for the espionage cell to carry out sabotage activities, which was planned by the Saudi intelligence and the main cell elements in the city of Sharurah, he said.
The espionage cell was tasked with working on detailed reports about military institutions, checkpoints around the country, and to create false rumors that would tarnish and disrupt Yemen’s defensive capabilities, the spokesman added.
