During Eid celebrations، Houthis force loyalists، govt officials to visit the graves‏‏

Houthi militias have forced loyalists and government officials to visit the graves of dead militants during Eid celebrations، including the tomb of the head of the Supreme Political Council، Saleh al-Sammad. who was killed in 2018 during a strike carried out by the coalition to support the legitimacy in Yemen، Asharq Al-Awsat reported.

Numerous Yemenis continue to live in appalling conditions in places under Houthi control.

According to reports cited by Asharq Al-Awsat، the militias are still exerting pressure on Sanaa officials and locals to plan group visits to the graves of the deceased.

The sources noted that as a result of the group's pressures، group visits to some of the terrorists' graves in Sanaa during the previous several days were organised by officials and locals.

The militias seek to mislead and deceive the local and international public opinion that their dead are popular in Yemeni society.

The group also exploits religious and other sectarian occasions to attract more young recruits، school students، and relatives of the dead.

Asharq Al-Awsat was informed by sources close to the Houthis in Sanaa that the militia used funds allotted by the so-called "General Authority for Martyrs Families Welfare" to pay for daily visits to the graves.

Politicians from Yemen in Sanaa claimed that the Houthi leaders lavishly subsidise their supporters with cash and food help and take care of the families of the dead through a variety of organisations the group has set up.

Asharq Al-Awsat was informed by residents of many Sanaa neighbourhoods that the militia's leaders recently ordered them to leave their houses in large numbers in order to visit cemeteries.

Some residents said that the coup supervisors threatened "absentees" with blacklists، saying those who didn't attend the visits will be denied access to some aid and liquefied domestic gas (LNG).

The residents pointed out that the group's supervisors transported residents of some neighborhoods of different ages in Sanaa to the cemeteries on buses.

Bashir، a resident of the al-Nahda neighborhood، confirmed that the group targets new communities each day، forcing their residents to visit the graves of Sammad and another officials across the governorate.

Residents of various Sanaa neighborhoods complained to the daily earlier about the continued pressure and Houthi violations on forced mass visits to graves.

Several months ago، the militias forced senior officials and government employees under their control and the residents to visit the graves designated for their dead.

They also ordered school principals to organize field trips to visit the cemeteries.

Yemeni local sources stated earlier that the coup built over 100 new cemeteries for its dead in seven governorates under its control: Sanaa، Saada، al-Mahweet، al-Hodeidah، Raymah، Ibb، and Dhamar to be added to the already established 400 cemeteries.