A/HRC/42/CRP.1 Abdulrahman al-Amrani, was assassinated close to where al-Yunisi was killed.385 In January 2018, Imam Aref al-Subaihi, a friend of al-Yunisi who was a member of the alHikmah Association and a Government-supporting preacher was assassinated, again close to where al-Yunisi was killed.386 In October 2017, Security Belt arbitrarily detained a member of al-Sahabah mosque for unspecified reasons.387 Al-Yunisi was replaced at the mosque and his position in the Ministry of Religious Endowment was given to someone who is pro-Southern Transitional Council.388 Example Case 3: Assassination of Ramzi Mohammed al-Zughair 276. On 23 September 2018 at 12:30 hrs outside al-Bounyan Schools, al-Mansoura, six members of the Security Belt forces killed Ramzi Mohammed al-Zughair by shooting him 18 times throughout his body with AK-47 rifles. They also shot one other bystander. They then departed in a Toyota pick-up truck.389 Al-Zughair was the Principal of al-Bounyan Schools, replacing Fahad al-Yunisi after his death.390 Although he wasn’t a member of alIslah, he was a supporter and was publicly pro-Government. He had openly criticised the Southern Transitional Council and the United Arab Emirates in Aden, stating that he believed them to be perpetrating killings, misbehaviour and corruption. He was popular with the local community, was a member of the al-Hikmah Association, and conducted charity work with people in need. He was renowned for delivering socially aware education at al-Bounyan Schools.391 277. In September 2018, up until three days prior to his assassination, al-Zughair had received threats to kill him from unknown people who said they were Southern Transitional Council supporters and accused him of being with al-Islah. There was reliable information to suggest that he was under surveillance.392 278. A Security Belt presence surrounds the scene of this assassination. A major Security Belt checkpoint is 400 meters south at the junction with highway 90 and the Sea Line Road. A Security Belt post is 900 meters to the north at al-Mansoura prison. There is another Security Belt checkpoint 1.7km east between highway 90 and highway 19.393 Since the assassination, multiple religious leaders linked to al-Zughair have received threats and have fled Aden. Example Case 4: Assassination of Ra’fat Danbagh 279. On 2 March 2019 at 00:00 hrs at al-Kaba Square, Mualla, 12 Security Belt fighters killed Ra’fat Danbagh by shooting him multiple times in the body and head. Danbagh died of his wounds in hospital the next day.394 280. Ra’fat Danbagh was an associate of security forces working out of Mualla Police Station. In May 2018, Danbagh identified Security Belt members as perpetrators in a rape case. He confronted the perpetrators in a violent altercation in which one of them was shot and injured. Danbagh went into hiding for fear of reprisal and was wanted for his part in these altercations.395 At the end of 2018, Danbagh received a written death threat from a member of the Security Belt who was related to one of the alleged rape perpetrators. 396 The 385 Confidential Sources on File. Also see https://sanaacenter.org/publications/the-yemenreview/6620; https://apnews.com/cb514ded6f284e81b3776575db3ebcd2; https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171028-yemeni-salafist-imam-killed-in-aden/. 386 Confidential Sources on File. 387 Confidential Sources on File. 388 Confidential Sources on File. 389 Confidential Sources on File. 390 See Example Case 2 below. 391 Confidential Sources on File. 392 Confidential Sources on File. 393 Confidential Sources on File. 394 Confidential Sources on File. 395 Confidential Sources on File. 396 Confidential Sources on File. 65