What is hidden is greater… A former detainee exposes the horrors of the Muslim Brotherhood’s prisons in Marib
Former prisoner Mani’ Suleiman revealed horrifying details of what he described as “systematic torture crimes” carried out inside the Political Security Prison in Marib, controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood. He accused security officials of using brutal methods to humiliate detainees and violate their humanity, including rape with sharp objects and bottles, as well as horrific psychological and physical torture methods.
In his testimony, Suleiman recounted being abducted by armed men in civilian clothes and taken to prison without judicial authorization, where he was received with a “torture session” by senior officers, including a Muslim Brotherhood leader, according to Shabwa Press.
He said the torture included electric shocks, beatings with sticks, suspension on hooks until his shoulders were dislocated, and rape with sharp objects.
He also pointed to the presence of a Somali element inside the prison, recruited specifically to carry out rapes on detainees under orders from the Muslim Brotherhood prison officials, noting that several detainees suffered this type of violation intended to humiliate and break their will.
The former prisoner documented testimonies from other detainees who spoke of being forced to stand naked, crawl over thorns, women being beaten during interrogations, with loud music or Quranic recordings played to drown out the cries of female detainees.
Suleiman considered these practices to constitute crimes that do not lapse with time, calling for an international fact-finding commission and the prosecution of those responsible before the courts, urging the Yemeni government to open an urgent investigation.
He affirmed that these practices flagrantly violate the Yemeni constitution and criminal code, particularly Article 249, which stipulates that torture combined with kidnapping and rape is punishable by death.
The former detainee concluded his testimony by calling on the United Nations and international human rights organizations to urgently intervene to save the detainees and uncover the truth about what is happening behind the walls of the Muslim Brotherhood prisons in Marib.
