 A Yemeni state security court sentenced a judge yesterday to ten years in jail after finding him guilty of backing the slain rebel cleric Hussein Badruddin Al-Houthi, who led a three-month rebellion in the north of the country. Muhammad Ali Luqman, who heads the primary court of the western Haraz district, was convicted of nine charges ranging from supporting an armed rebellion to fomenting a sectarian strife and instigating against the legitimate authority. Authorities said Luqman supported Al-Houthi who led his armed followers to battle against government forces in the northern province of Saada for nearly three months. |