Almotamar.net - Criminal Section specialized in issues of the state cases in Yemen, chaired by Judge Mohammed al-Hakimi on Tuesday judged the approval of imprisonment of the first defendant Usama Muhsin Assadi for seven years, reducing the sentence of the second defendant Isam Ali Ghailan for to 4 years and a half, reducing g the sentence of the third defendant Munir Hassan al-Buni from 7 to 4.5 years.

The First Instance Court, chaired by Judge Muhsin Alwan had last February condemned the defendants or planning for terrorist acts and affiliation to al-Qaeda organization. The court sentenced their imprisonment for seven years and jailing the fourth def3endant to 2 years on charge of forgery.

The prosecution accused the defendants of participation in an armed group in a criminal agreement for targeting foreign tourists and places of their presence by using explosive belts , planning for targeting government installations and foreign interests and forgery of weapon licenses attributed to political security branch and branch of the central security in Haja province .

The defendants were arrested last July and seized with them large quantities of offensive and defensive weapons as well as large quantities of ammunition.

The Specialized First Instance Criminal Court has also held a sitting on Tuesday for the trial of a terrorist 7-member cell affiliated to al-Qaeda organization, the prosecution accuses them of planning to target foreigners and foreign interests as well as government institutions.

In the session of the court chaired by Judge Muhsin Mohammed Alwan, the defendants lawyer Mohammed Ahmed Malik presented his defense by nullity of the indictment and procedures and demanded the acquittal of his clients. The court decided the postponement of the trial to next Tuesday and to enable the prosecution to reply to the defendants defense.