Human rights activist Ahed Yassin condemned the phenomenon of tribal arbitration in the capital, Aden, which recently emerged in front of the house of Ibrahim al-Bakri, the father of the child Haneen, who was killed on the night of last Eid al-Adha by the accused Hussein Harhara.

Yassin said in a post on her Facebook page: “Tribal arbitration remains in its areas. The city of Aden is governed by laws, not tribal customs, and no one closes public streets.”

She added: “Murder is a crime punishable by law, and it is not permissible for tribal arbitration to take place in a murder case, because this represents a threat to the rule of law.”

The people of Harhara set up a tent for a sit-in in front of the house of the child Haneen’s father, and presented their weapons and cars as arbitration in the incident, requesting pardon for the accused Hussein, and Haneen’s father rejected the order, insisting on the death penalty for the accused.