The National Committee to Investigate Allegations of Human Rights Violations discussed, today, Saturday, with the Commander of the Taiz Military Axis, Commander of the 145th Brigade, Major General Khaled Qassem Fadel, human rights developments in the governorate, and the activation of accountability mechanisms. 

In the meeting, which was attended by a number of stakeholders from the military brigades affiliated with the axis, member of the National Committee, Judge Ishraq Al-Maqtari, explained the goal of the committee’s meetings with the military services, in which it is keen to follow up on the files of violations attributed to members of the army and investigate them.

Judge Al-Maqtari indicated that the committee is reviewing the measures taken by the military authorities regarding these files, and the need for the Taiz axis and its brigades to commit to applying accountability procedures against its members who have been proven to have carried out acts that violate rights and freedoms, and to provide the committee with any accountability measures taken against them within the framework of accounting functions. Interior and law enforcement.

For his part, Major General Khaled Fadel gave a review of the most important recent steps taken by the axis with regard to protecting civilians, especially with the return of military battles after the attack by the Houthi group, in addition to the persecution campaigns against individuals affiliated with the brigades who were accused of transgressing their duties and leading to violations of human rights, in The field of cooperation with the judiciary and ensuring the delivery of justice.

Major General Fadel stressed the keenness of the Taiz axis and its military brigades to combine in their tasks the protection of Taiz from Houthi attacks against the governorate and confronting the acts of violence committed against the population and housing, and the commitment to protect citizens in the liberated districts and hold individuals affiliated with the axis accountable for their transgressions.

In the meeting, (10) incidents of attacks on property, harassment, and restrictions on freedom were discussed, which the committee is investigating and following up on, the most recent of which is the extrajudicial killing of the victim, Saif Mahmoud Al-Sharabi, in the Al-Masbah area, Cairo District, last week, which received public attention.< /p>

The committee also went to the home of the victim, Saif Al-Sharabi, and listened to the statements of the victim’s family and a number of eyewitnesses, in addition to inspecting the location of the incident.