Yemen YouTubers including Mustafa Al Mawmari tried by Houthis for inciting 'chaos'

Four Yemeni YouTubers appeared in a Houthi rebel court on Wednesday, charged with spreading misinformation and inciting “chaos”.

Mustafa Al Mumari, Ahmad Hajar, Ahmed Al Law and Hamoud Al Mesbahi were detained in Sanaa in December after they published videos critical of the Iran-backed rebels, who seized the capital in 2014.


The Four YouTubers who appeared in court on Wednesday were charged with “spreading misinformation” and “harming public interest” as well as “inciting the masses to commit acts of chaos”, according to court documents seen by AFP.

Between them, they have more than three million followers.

It was not clear when a verdict would be issued.

Hajar, 43, was the first to be captured after he accused the Houthis of “robbing the Yemeni people”, in a video watched by half a million viewers.

One of Hajar's relatives confirmed his arrest to AFP and said that “he was kidnapped from the street on December 22".

Hajar's family visited him in detention and found him in “terrible shape”, the relative said, speaking on condition of anonymity over fear of reprisals.

“He was not himself,” the relative added.