The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana'a sentenced Ahmed Abed al-Dhabian to death for buying, possessing, transporting and selling hashish, and ordered his movable and immovable property confiscated. A second defendant received 25 years for drug trafficking, and three others five years each for possessing hashish with intent to use. Amnesty International recorded four drug-related death sentences by the Houthi authorities in 2025; its execution figures for Yemen that year list only murder and rape.[1][2]
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References
- Yemen Press Agency — Sanaa court sentences drug dealer to death17 December 2025 verdict; Ahmed Abed al-Dhabianarchived
- Amnesty International — Death Sentences and Executions 2025Yemen country section: 51 executions, all for murder or rape; four Houthi drug-related death sentencesarchived
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