Sentence17 December 2025verifiedCET-X4JYC4

Sana'a court sentences a hashish dealer to death

The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana'a sentenced Ahmed Abed al-Dhabian to death for buying, possessing, transporting and selling hashish, and ordered his movable and immovable property confiscated. A second defendant received 25 years for drug trafficking, and three others five years each for possessing hashish with intent to use.

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The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana’a sentenced Ahmed Abed al-Dhabian to death for buying, possessing, transporting and selling hashish, and ordered his movable and immovable property confiscated. A second defendant received 25 years for drug trafficking, and three others five years each for possessing hashish with intent to use. Amnesty International recorded four drug-related death sentences by the Houthi authorities in 2025; its execution figures for Yemen that year list only murder and rape.^[1]^[2]

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Sanaa court sentences drug dealer to death. Yemen Press Agency. 17 December 2025 verdict; Ahmed Abed al-Dhabian.
Death Sentences and Executions 2025. Amnesty International. Yemen country section: 51 executions, all for murder or rape; four Houthi drug-related death sentences.

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