Yemen Reviews Efforts with Germany, UK in Search for Kidnapped Nationals
Yemen says every meeting with every foreign official results in lavish praise, but there’s indications of Yemen’s stone walling or at a minimum, extensive political manipulation of the issue. The nine foreigners were kidnapped June 20. Six remain missing – three toddlers, their German parents and a British engineer. Three young volunteer nurses who were with the group were found murdered immediately after the kidnapping.
SANA’A, Aug. 07 (Saba) – Yemen, United Kingdom and Germany reviewed here on Friday findings of the kidnapping crime of nine foreigners, who were kidnapped last June and of whom three female captives were killed in Saada governorate.
Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi along with Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi held talks with the UK ambassador to Yemen Tim Torlot and the Charge D’affaires of the Germany embassy Michael Reuss on the investigation results of the kidnapping case and the efforts exerted by the concerned bodies to figure out the kidnapping circumstances and the fate of kidnapped foreigners to be released.
The meeting, which was attended by the German and Britain joint team members partaking in the search and investigation operations, dealt with the machineries to coordinate work between the Yemeni security bodies and the German and Britain joint team in the coming period.
The Britain, German diplomats and the team members hailed the cooperation and coordination level with the Yemeni security apparatuses although the sabotage acts committed by rebels in Sa’ada that were deterred investigation and search operations….
Germany believes al-Qaeda was behind the kidnapping and slayings. The German Intelligence Services has said that the abduction and killing of German nationals along with others bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda.
The foreign kidnapped all worked for World Wide Services Foundation, a Dutch international relief group that has been helping the medical sector in Saada for 30 years.
There are many possible culprits, but the dearth of information is telling in itself.
