Sana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni court on Monday sentenced 12 Shiites, including a prominent opposition journalist, to up to 10 years in prison and another to death for plotting attacks in support of rebels fighting army forces in northern Yemen.
The court sentenced the main defendant, Ja'afar al-Merhebi, to death for killing two police officers as they raided his house in the capital Sana'a last year.
Four other men received 10-year jail terms each, and two others were sentenced to eight years in prison. Six others, including a woman, were sentenced to jail terms varying from one to six years.
Another woman was acquitted of the charge of providing shelter for al-Merhebi.
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