Sanaa, Jan. 20 -- A court run by Yemen's Houthi group in the capital Sanaa on Monday confirmed death penalties for nine Yemenis reportedly convicted of espionage, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
The court upheld the original verdicts against the nine, whom the Houthis accuse of spying for foreign countries, including the U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia, the channel reported, adding that eight of them are in custody and one remains at large.
While the court overturned or reduced sentences in a broader espionage case, it left unchanged the death penalties for these nine, according to the report.
The Houthis said in a statement that the convictions are based on activities that "harm national security" and trials follow laws in their c...