Yemen: 54 prisoners of army forces released in swap deals during past month

Yemen: 54 prisoners of army forces released in swap deals during past month

The Chairman of the Committee for Prisoners Affairs, Abdul Qadir Al-Mortadha, announced the liberation of 26 prisoners of the army and the popular committees in swap deal from several fronts through local mediators.

Al-Mortadha said, “With God’s help and success (26) prisoners of the army and the popular committees were freed in exchanges from several fronts through local mediators.”

On Thursday, Al-Mortadha confirmed on his Twitter account, that 20 prisoners of the army and the popular committees were freed in exchanges from several fronts through local mediators.”

It should be noted that on August 21, 8 prisoners of the army and the popular committees were freed from the Marib front in prisoners exchange through local understandings.

It is noteworthy that the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs was able to conclude dozens of deals to exchange prisoners through local mediators, away from the United Nations’ interest in the prisoners’ file.