Almotamar.net - The Appeals section at the Specialised Penal court in Yemen began Saturday the first sitting for the trial of Sana'a cell composed of 38 persons accused of forming an armed gang and targeting personalities, military vehicles and a chain of explosions. Members of the cell are followers of Hussein al-Houthi who was killed earlier.
In today's sitting of the court chaired by Judge Saeed al-Qataa, the prosecution presented an appeal of the primary verdict issued against some of the defendants containing acquittal of some and considering the period spent by other some in prison as sufficient punishment. The prosecution demanded issuing the decided punishment and changing the preliminary verdict.
On his part lawyer Nazieh al-Imad presented a petition of appealing the primary sentence against defendants Fuad al-Imad and Mohammed al-Imad and the court decided adjournment until 9 June 2007 to allow the defendants appealed against to present their reply to the appeal of the prosecution and also entrusting the prosecution to bring to court the defendants who were released and did not attend the court and asked the prosecution to present its reply to defendants Fuad al-Imad and Mohammed al-Imad appeal .
The first instance section at the court had on 22 November 2006 ruled the execution of the first condemned person in Sana'a cell Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullah Sharif, acquitted three of the defendants for insufficient evidence. The said verdict had included sentencing 23 defendants to periods of imprisonment of three to 10 years.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Appeals begins trial of Sana'a terrorist cell
Almotamar.net - The Appeals section at the Specialised Penal court in Yemen began Saturday the first sitting for the trial of Sana'a cell composed of 38 persons accused of forming an armed gang and targeting personalities, military vehicles and a chain of explosions. Members of the cell are followers of Hussein al-Houthi who was killed earlier. 
