The absence of the name of Major General Faisal Rajab from the list of those released raises controversy
English - Monday 28 March 2022 الساعة 09:29 am
Aden, NewsYemen:
The Houthi group announced that it had reached an agreement with the legitimate government, under the auspices of the United Nations, to release all prisoners between the two parties.
The head of the prisoners' committee with the Houthi group, Abdul Qadir Al-Murtadha, said that the agreement confirmed the release of 2,223 prisoners of his group and legitimacy.
The Houthi leader, Al-Murtada, explained that the exchange deal includes 1,400 prisoners from the Houthi group, in exchange for 823 from the legitimate government, including 16 Saudi prisoners and 3 Sudanese, he said.
The Houthi leader confirmed that the deal will include the former Minister of Defense, Major General Mahmoud Al-Subaihi, and Nasser Mansour Hadi, the brother of President Hadi.
Al-Murtada did not mention the name of Major General Faisal Rajab, commander of the 199th Infantry Brigade, who was captured along with Hadi and Al-Subaihi's brother.
The absence of the name of Major General Rajab sparked widespread controversy, while many talked about the possibility of his death in militia prisons after his son revealed a year ago about his deteriorating health condition. Others feared that militias would detain or liquidate him, especially since he was one of the most prominent military leaders who fought the six wars with militias in Saada Governorate.
Political activist Wajdi al-Saadi pointed out that the absence of the name of Major General Faisal Rajab and before him the assassination of Major General Thabet Muthanna Jawas last week in Aden confirms that the militias have a list of leaders who fought the six wars in Saada.
Al-Saadi said, in a tweet to him: "The Houthis' targeting of Major General Jawas and their failure to mention Major General Faisal Rajab in the list of the prisoner exchange deal is evidence that this group has a list to settle accounts with its opponents in the six wars it fought with the state in the Yemeni governorate of Saada, and it wants to liquidate it before going to No political settlement is forthcoming.
