Houthi threatened those reluctant to attend their demonstration with arrest

Houthi militias threatened citizens and employees with arrest and confiscation of their property if they did not take part in their demonstration took place in Sabaeen Square, in Yemen capital Sanaa, which remains under Houthi control

Local residents told Khabar Agency that the Houthi militia imposed on the merchants and shop owners to pay large sums of money, to support their demonstration, and forced them to participate in effectively

It also forced employees and shop owners to attend their their demonstration, threatened to arrest those reluctant to attend "on charges of treason," and that "a supporter of aggression," and vowed to confiscate his property

According to the sources, some employees were forced to sell the savings of their women, for fear of arrest or dismissal of their work in case they did not attend the event