Another Foreigner Kidnapping in Yemen
The lack of judicial processes leads tribes to take matters in their own hands. The Dutch are longtime donors to Yemen. They were kidnapped driving in the capital.
Sana’a, Yemen – Yemeni tribesmen holding a Dutch couple hostage said on Wednesday they would release them if two provincial police chiefs are put on trial over a shootout last year in which four fellow clansmen were hurt, a municipal official said.
Jamil Shuraih, the secretary-general of the Bani-Dhabian district, where the Dutch hostages are being held, said the abductors also demanded financial compensation for injuries suffered by their relatives during the gunfight. (Read on …)
