Houthi Court Sentences Spies, West Shocked by Lack of Due Process
A Houthi court in Yemen sentenced 17 individuals to death, accusing them of spying for Israel and the West, reports Al Jazeera. While the West rightly condemns such judicial processes, often opaque and lacking evidential transparency, the irony here could power a small city. Remember how the US sanctioned the International Criminal Court for daring to investigate alleged war crimes against
Americans and Israelis? Or how the Israeli government regularly detains Palestinians, including children, often without charge or clear legal process, under 'administrative detention'? One might wonder if the concern for due process truly stems from universal human rights, or if it conveniently appears only when 'enemies' conduct such proceedings. When US-backed forces (or the US itself) conduct
drone strikes, raids, or support regimes with questionable human rights records, the outrage meter tends to be calibrated rather differently. It seems the rule of law is a luxury only afforded to nations palatable to Western interests, while others are simply 'rogue actors' deserving of opprobrium, or perhaps, a few more sanctions.