Name: Saddam Mohammed Saeed

Arrestee: Houthi group and Saleh'S forces

Date of arrest: November 15, 2015

Saddam Sa'id, like any gas distributor, transported gas cylinders on the back of his car. He, like any distributor, would receive his allocated share from the company and sell it to the citizens. This is how things usually proceed with any distributor. However, the Houthi militants would disrupt this normal process when they stop Saddam's car, confiscate it along with its cargo of gas cylinders, and seize the amount of 920,000 riyals. They would then take him and his car to the Al-Saleh detention center.

The Houthis placed Saddam Sa'id in a cell and began torturing him relentlessly. He endured beatings, slaps, and suspension during lengthy and exhausting interrogations. He was falsely accused of providing coordinates to the Arab Coalition airstrikes, in addition to espionage. These were baseless and fabricated charges against a mere car owner who carried gas cylinders in the trunk. They did not cease their torture. They would come at night, affirming, "A death sentence has been issued against you."

They would take him out of the cell and drive him through the narrow alleys between buildings, then they would shoot bullets next to him, causing terror. They would blindfold him and shoot near his eyes or throw him to the ground while he was blindfolded and bound. They would change the method of execution, saying, "You will be run over."

Saddam hears the sound of the car revving, increasing his terror. The sound of the car gets closer to his ears, speeding past him, not running him over physically, but crushing him psychologically.

The Houthis transferred Saddam Sa'id to the Community College Prison in Dhamar, and later to the Central Prison in Sana'a. He was eventually released in February 2017 without the return of his confiscated belongings.