The Specialized Criminal Court in the capital, Sana’a, began today the first session of trial for 13 defendants involving an enemy espionage cell, linked to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The first trial session was convened under the chairmanship of Court President Judge Yahya Al-Mansour. During the proceedings, the official indictment against the 13 defendants and the prosecution’s full list of evidentiary evidence were formally read out.
The court heard the defendants’ responses and their requests for copies of the case files, alongside the prosecution’s commentary and counter-requests. Subsequently, the court ruled to continue reviewing the list of evidence in the next session, in accordance with the law
The indictment stated that the defendants, during the period from 1987 until 2024, communicated with the United States of America and the Zionist Entity via American intelligence officers, managing their activities both inside and outside Yemen.
They were accused of collecting information in the military, security, political, economic, and social fields under the cover of development and humanitarian projects, actions deemed detrimental to the interests of the Republic of Yemen.
They also worked to recruit individuals and officials for the benefit of those agencies and provided proposals serving the American and Israeli enemy.
The indictment confirmed their participation in aggression against Yemen’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, weakening its defense capabilities, and aiding the Saudi enemy and its coalition.
They were also charged with receiving training in building intelligence cells, recruiting, and managing agents
