Yemeni Interior Ministry: Over 1,000 Suspects Arrested for Criminal Offenses in First Half of July
Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The Yemeni Ministry of Interior announced that police forces in the government-controlled (non-Houthi) provinces have arrested 1,023 individuals in connection with various criminal offenses during the first half of July.
According to daily reports issued by the General Department of Command and Control, the arrests spanned multiple provinces, with Taiz recording the highest number at 269 suspects, followed by Coastal Hadramawt with 176, Marib with 162, Aden with 122, Lahj with 74, Shabwa with 56, Wadi and Desert Hadramawt with 50, Al-Dhalea with 35, Al-Mahrah with 31, Hajjah with 19, Al-Hudaidah with 17, and Abyan with 12 suspects.
A report from the Security Media Center stated that security forces solved 841 of the 1,069 crimes reported during the same period, with investigations ongoing in 228 cases.
The recorded crimes included:
- 10 cases of murder and 18 attempted murders
- 11 cases of bombings and deliberate arson
- 3 cases of armed robbery and 12 incidents involving gunfire
- 19 assaults on public property and authorities
- 12 offenses related to Houthi militia attacks or collaborators
- 3 kidnappings and 7 cases of unidentified bodies discovered under suspicious circumstances
- 8 cases of illegal entry by African nationals
Other crimes included impersonation, contempt of court, prison escape, false reports, and more.
The report also documented:
- 196 cases of intentional harm
- 34 threats
- 107 attacks on private property
- 14 violations of home sanctity
- 137 thefts
- 43 breaches of trust
- 44 cases of fraud
- 5 forgeries
- 4 blackmail incidents
Additionally, there were moral crimes such as adultery, rape, harassment, and public indecency, along with offenses involving drugs, alcohol consumption, smuggling, sexual assault, and defamation. Family-related crimes included parental disobedience and cases of runaway girls.
The ministry attributed the rise in crime to several factors, including illegal gains, personal greed, weak moral and social values, tribal feuds, financial and family disputes, land conflicts, ignorance of the law, widespread availability of weapons, and the ongoing psychological and economic hardships facing the country.
