| Case No. 1 (1999),
Zinjibar court. Judge:
Najib al-Qadiri
Charges: Premeditated murder of foreign
tourists, banditry, resisting and obstructing the work of security authorities, carrying
out bomb attacks with the aim of harming national security and harming Yemen's diplomatic,
economic and security prestige.
Defendants:
- Zain al-Abdin Abu Bakr al-Mihdar ("Abu
al-Hassan"), aged 28
- Ahmad Muhammad Ali Atif, aged 26
- Ali Awad Ba-Rasayn
- Sa'id al-Fayadhi al-Malqab ("Abu Nasser
al-Awlaqi")
- Abdullah Muhsin Salih al-Junaidi ("Abu
Hadhifa")
- Ali Ahmad Haydarah
- Rusan Muhammad Salih
- Jalal al-Khudr
- Muhammad Ali al-Humar
- Salim al-Fayadhi al-Malqab ("Abu
Abdullah")
- Hussein Muhammad Salih ("Abu Huraira")
- Tunisian
- Abu Ubayd
- Salim al-Badawi
- Sa'ad Muhammad Ali Atif, aged 19
Defendants 1, 2 and 14 were arrested on December 29.
Defendants 5 and 11 were arrested on January 27. Defendants 4 and 10 gave themselves up on
February 6. The remainder (shown in light type) are still at large.
Prosecution:
Ahmad Ha'il Uthman (prosecutor-general for Abyan province);
Ali Sa'id Mahyub (deputy prosecutor-general).
Defence lawyers:
Mahmoud Nasser and Muhammad Said Thabit (for No.1);
Muhammad Nasser Awlaqi (for 2 and 14). |