The United States Embassy in Yemen, on Saturday, called on the Houthi group to release embassy employees detained for three years “immediately and unconditionally,” describing the group’s repressive actions against aid workers and UN employees as brutal terrorism.

The Houthi group had recently begun the procedures to try detainees, including employees of the US Embassy, ​​UN agencies, and international relief organizations, by referring them to a prosecution under the group’s control in Sana’a, specialized in state security and terrorism cases. This raised concern among the heads of UN and international agencies, with renewed Demands the immediate release of detainees.

The American calls came in a statement by the embassy, ​​in which it indicated that the Houthi group has been detaining “innocent Yemeni citizens unjustly and illegally who have not committed any crimes” for three years.

The embassy added that the group is holding former embassy employees “as hostages simply because they work for the American embassy in Sanaa, to build understanding and strong relations between Yemen and the United States, and to provide for the needs of their families.” She added, "They are patriotic Yemenis who simply found meaningful work with the American embassy."

The American statement touched on the passage of more than four months since the Houthis “brutally” detained other Yemenis as hostages, which once again led to the removal of citizens dedicated to serving their country away from their families simply to perform their regular work for the United Nations and non-governmental organizations. And diplomatic missions.

Last June, the Iranian-backed group launched the largest arrest campaign of workers in the field of relief and international, international and local organizations, amid estimates of the arrest of about 70 people, including women, in addition to dozens of other United Nations employees and former workers in foreign diplomatic bodies.

The embassy noted that the Houthi group “joins a long and shameful list of brutal terrorist groups” that unjustly harm innocent men and women, based solely on baseless accusations, fabricated evidence, and coerced confessions.

The statement expressed great concern over reports indicating that the “Houthi militia” referred many of these innocent Yemeni detainees to trial on baseless charges.

The embassy affirmed its solidarity with these innocent Yemenis and their families who endured this painful ordeal, which blatantly violates the human rights of these detainees.

The statement stressed that the embassy will not rest until the detainees return to their loved ones whom they miss dearly, calling on the Houthis to “immediately and unconditionally release” all these detainees.