Aden protests reject convicted terrorists in Yemen‑Houthi prisoner swap

Hundreds of families of terror victims and members of the Radafan tribes held two demonstrations in Aden, Yemen, outside the presidential palace gate, the prosecutor's office and the International Committee of the Red Cross. They protested the proposed inclusion of individuals with final death‑sentence convictions—among them those sentenced for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Thabit Jwas—in the forthcoming prisoner‑exchange negotiations between Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels. The protesters demanded that the exchange be limited to war captives, that death sentences be swiftly carried out, and that the judiciary’s independence be respected.

The tribal delegation from Radafan issued a formal statement giving authorities a 24‑hour deadline to exclude the convicted persons from any exchange list, warning of further actions if their demands are ignored. Both groups called on local and international human‑rights organisations to support their stance and stressed that mixing serious criminal cases with political negotiations violates victims’ rights.