The Houthi movement continued to consolidate its hold over Sana'a on Monday, seizing more state institutions and buildings amid an almost total absence of the Yemeni military on the capital's streets.According to several reports, Houthi rebels, who have been in virtual control of Sana'a since September 21, sent “tens of fighters” to surround a number of buildings including the country's central bank, the state oil company and the headquarters of the country's oil ministry, as well as several other state-owned companies operating in the petroleum sector, which accounts for more than 70 percent of state revenues.
The group also announced on Monday it would be establishing a committee to receive and deal with complaints or accusations regarding any "transgressions" committed by the group's members toward ordinary citizens, in a move many observers described as an attempt to assume the role of the country's law enforcement institutions amid the current security vacuum in the country.