Over 130 People Released As Result Of Prisoner Exchange In Yemen - Source
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 20, 2019 | 06:30 AM
DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th December, 2019) More than 130 detainees were released as a result of a prisoner exchange between the Yemeni government forces and the Shia Houthi rebels in the southwestern province of Taizz, a source in the country's authorities told Sputnik.
"The Yemeni army released 60 prisoners from the Ansar Allah movement [Houthis] in return for the release of 75 prisoners and detainees," the source said on Thursday.
The head of the National Committee for Prisoners' Affairs, Abdul Qader Murtada, confirmed in a comment to Al Masirah broadcaster that 60 detainees from the Houthi movement had been released as a result of the prisoner swap.
The prisoner exchange took place a month after Murtada had accused the Yemeni government of making obstacles for the process.
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