India, May 19 -- A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen has sentenced 19 people to death after their conviction for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Iranian-backed rebels for over a decade.

Sunday's verdict, which can be appealed, came a few days after the Houthis and the internationally recognized government in Yemen agreed on the largest prisoner swap in the conflict there, in which 1,600 detainees from both sides will be released. The Specialised Criminal Court in the Capital, Sanaa, handed down the verdict, according to the Houthi-run Justice Ministry. Four other people received prison terms ranging between two and 10 years, the ministry said in a statement.

The defendants were convinced of establish...