A prominent sheikh in Marib province announced on Tuesday his arrival in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, after having defected from the Saudi-led coalition forces.
Sheikh Ali al- Otaibi Abu Qassi posted pictures with dozens of members of the tribe and his companions while he was in the city of Sana’a.
Al-Otaibi’s arrival came days after Saudi Arabia released him after four years of captivity.
Sheikh Al-Otaibi vowed to revolt against those who arrested him, through verses of poem attached to photographs of his arrival in Sana’a.
Over the past years, Al-Otaibi was known for his positions in favour of the coalition, and was an influential figure in Ma’rib before being arrested by the Saudi intelligence service and transferred to a prison in the kingdom along with number of pro-Saudi sheikhs whose fate remains unknown.
