In a disturbing incident in Shabwa, Yemen, a citizen named Abdul Rab Ahmed Qabasan was brutally attacked by UAE-affiliated Amaliqa Fifth Brigade gunmen. He was stabbed, beaten with rifle butts, and left on the side of a road connecting Bayhan and Ataq.
The citizen was later taken to Ataq Hospital by members of Al Ishaq family for treatment. However, when he tried to file a complaint against his assailants, he was kidnapped from the hospital by the gunmen.
Subsequently, Qabasan was taken to the Shabwa Defense Brigade Prison where he was coerced into dropping charges in exchange for his release. He continues to receive threats of liquidation, physical harm, and imprisonment if he pursues legal actions against his attackers.