COURT HOLDS FIRST HEARING TO TRY AL-MAQALEH

SANA'A, Feb. 08 (Saba) - The Specialized Penal Court of first
Instance has held its first hearing to prosecute the accused
Mohammed al-Maqaleh who is accused of involvement in an armed gang
with Houthi rebels, distributing false information, preading lies
and instigating rebels to continue fighting the troops as well as
writing on behalf of rebels.

The court decided to present the case file to the Specialized Appeal
Penal Court in Sana'a capital to try the accused and adjourned the
hearing till next Sunday after the accused refused to state his
personal information as saying he had a pervious dispute with the
judge Mohsen Alwan .

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