Saudi technical team leaves Sana’a after reviewing prisoners’ conditions

The Saudi technical team left Sana’a, after a three-day visit, during which the prisoners’ conditions were reviewed, the database was corrected, and the problems related to the lists and names in which there were differences were resolved.

The head of the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs, Abdul Qader Al-Murtada, told the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the visit was necessary and was called for in the last round of negotiations in Amman to solve the outstanding problems that prevented progress in the prisoners’ file and the implementation of the agreement concluded last March.

He said, “This visit had positive results that resolved a large part of the problems related to the prisoners’ file and the lists between us and the Saudi side, and there are still obstacles and problems with the Yemeni mercenaries’ parties, and we spoke with the Saudi delegation about these problems, which he promised to work on in order to reach the Implementation of the agreement signed last March, due to the passage of a long period of time on it.

Al-Murtada indicated that the last list through which prisoners will be exchanged with the Saudi side was signed.

“We hope that the other parties will be at the same level of readiness and that there will be similar visits between us and the other Yemeni parties, and we are ready to implement the prisoner exchange agreement,” he added.

Al-Murtada stressed that the prisoners’ file is a humanitarian file and must remain neutral from other political and military files, and that all parties benefit from the implementation of this agreement.

The Head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs expressed the hope that this visit would be a first step leading to the full implementation and comprehensive solution of the humanitarian file.

In addition, the national team returned to Sana’a on Saturday, which visited the prisoners in Saudi Arabia and was informed of their conditions.

Al-Murtada stated that the visit of the Sana’a delegation to Saudi Arabia was successful, as the conditions of the prisoners were reassured, indicating that the delegation had corrected the database, which was problematic with regard to the implementation of the agreement.