Barran Press
The Yemeni Interior Ministry, recognized by the internationally-backed government, has denied issuing any international arrest warrants for the seven suspects in the kidnapping of Colonel Ali Al-Jaadani. This statement comes just days after the Aden Security Director announced the issuance of arrest warrants and a request for Interpol to apprehend those who fled the country, including Yusran Al-Maqtri.
In a statement published on the ministry's official website, monitored by "Barran Press", a security source within the ministry stated that while the ministry's Interpol office had contacted the Attorney General to issue international arrest warrants and provided Interpol with full details of the suspects, the warrants issued were only for domestic arrest within Yemen.
The ministry emphasized its commitment to working with the Attorney General and relevant authorities to track down the suspects wherever they may be, ensuring they face justice and serve as a deterrent to others.
The suspects include: Yusran Hamzah Taher Mohammed Al-Maqtri, Samih Aidrous Abdulrahman Al-Nourji, Tamam Mohammed Ghaleb Hassan, Mahmoud Othman Saeed Ali, Ahmed Mohammed bin Mohammed Zidan, Samer Salem Saeed Faraj Al-Jandab, and Bakil Mukhtar Mohammed Saeed Al-Asbahy.
Earlier, authorities in Abyan Governorate, where Al-Jaadani hails from, issued a statement, seen by "Barran Press", confirming they had contacted Interpol through a formal request from the Interior Minister to bring the suspects to justice. They emphasized that the primary perpetrators of the kidnapping had fled the country and that the task of bringing them back now rests with the Presidential Leadership Council and the Southern Transitional Council, as they are the entities capable of exerting pressure based on the issued arrest warrant.
On August 1st, the Aden Police Director, Major General Muthar Al-Shuaibi, announced the results of the investigation into the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Abdullah Al-Jaadani, who was abducted on June 12th in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen under the control of the Southern Transitional Council.
Al-Shuaibiidentified the main suspects as Yusran Al-Maqtri, Samer Al-Jandab, Ahmed Zidan, Samih Al-Nourji, Tamam Al-Bata, Bakil Mukhtar, and Mahmoud Al-Hindi. He confirmed that the Aden counterterrorism commander, Yusran Al-Maqtri, and his deputy, Samer Al-Jundub, fled the country two days after the kidnapping on June 16th.
Al-Shuaibistated that the Interior Minister had been contacted to request Interpol's assistance in apprehending and returning the suspects to Yemeni authorities.
Al-Jaadani's tribe in Abyan Governorate has been demanding answers about his whereabouts since his disappearance in Aden on June 12th.
On July 14th, Attorney General Qaher Mustafa issued a decision appointing Judge Azzam Ibrahim Ahmed Abdul-Magni, head of the technical office at the Attorney General's office, to investigate the case of Al-Jaadani's disappearance. The decision granted the head of the technical office the authority of the Attorney General to investigate and handle serious crimes related to the case.