Yemeni Presidential Council: Communicating with Houthi militias and compromising state security is a crime punishable by death

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council has warned against colluding with Houthi militias, financing their activities, or assisting them, emphasizing that national laws prescribe penalties, including the death penalty, for crimes that undermine the state’s security and independence or aid the enemy. In a statement reported yesterday by the state-run Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the Council stressed that colluding with Houthi militias, or providing them with information and resources that enable them to target the state, citizens, the armed forces, and security personnel, warrants legal accountability in accordance with the nature of the acts and crimes committed.

The Council called on Yemeni citizens and members of state institutions and agencies to report facts and information related to these crimes through official channels, directing competent authorities to protect whistleblowers and witnesses and to ensure the confidentiality of their information in accordance with the law. It instructed security and military bodies and judicial police officers to take immediate action regarding incidents supported by serious evidence, to collect and preserve evidence, to take legal measures, and to initiate and complete investigations under the supervision of the competent public and military prosecution authorities without delay, referring cases with sufficient evidence to the competent judiciary.

The Council emphasized that official, military, or security status, or influence, does not exempt individuals from legal accountability, and affirmed that necessary measures would be taken against anyone proven to exploit their position or resources to serve Houthi militias or to undermine national defense capabilities. It reiterated the Presidential Leadership Council’s commitment to continuing the pursuit of those who commit crimes targeting the Republic, the country’s sovereignty, and the security of citizens, and to enforcing judicial rulings issued against them in accordance with the law. The Council stressed that safeguarding the home front and strengthening the capacities of state institutions constitute an essential part of the struggle to restore state institutions and achieve security, stability, and peace.