15 April 2023

Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: 19 Prisoners Arrive in Riyadh as Part of Prisoner Swap Deal

  • Yemen_Saudi

Riyadh, April 15 (QNA) - Spokesperson for the Coalition to Support in Yemen Col. Turki Al Maliki said that 19 detainees of the coalition forces arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh today, including 16 Saudis and 3 Sudanese, as part of the prisoner swap deal, in exchange for the release of 250 Houthi prisoners who had left Abha International Airport for Sana'a.

In a statement reported by Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Col. Al Maliki said that the political and military leadership of the coalition attaches great importance to the prisoner exchange process to end the prisoner file and return all prisoners and detainees, praising the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg in supporting and succeeding the prisoner and detainee exchange process. (QNA)



Keywords

General, Gulf Region
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