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The soldier, Ahmed Al-Batati, was filmed demonstrating outside the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London on Monday before military police carried him away. The MOD has refused to comment on what had happened to him since or where he is being held.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a<\/span> video<\/span><\/a> posted before the protest,  Al-Batati said he was born in Yemen and joined the British army in 2017.  Al-Batati wore combat uniform with insignia suggesting he is a lance corporal from the<\/span> 14 Signals Regiment (Electronic Warfare)<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unit is part of the Royal Corps of Signals which has<\/span> close<\/span><\/a> connections<\/span><\/a> with the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a body which protects the ruling Saud family and is<\/span> supported<\/span><\/a> by a permanent British military mission.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explaining his reasons for the protest,  Al-Batati said: \u201cYemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis\u2026 due to years of war. This proxy war is led by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia are responsible for multiple airstrikes, killing innocents, targeting hospitals and breaking international law. Saudi Arabia are also responsible for blocking aid from going into the country. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis has left 80% of the population in need of emergency aid. That\u2019s 24 million people in need of emergency aid. Yet our government continues to arm and support Saudi Arabia. We tried to make our voices heard by protesting in London, Manchester, Liverpool and many other cities. We\u2019ve even tried to email our MPs, but clearly our words mean nothing to Boris Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s clear this government has blood on their hands, so with that being said I refuse to continue my military service until the arms trade with Saudi Arabia has been put to an end. It is reported that a child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen, so I\u2019ll be standing outside 10 Downing Street blowing a whistle every 10 minutes so that they can hear every time a child dies due to a war they continue to arm and support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Royal Military Police take  Al-Batati away from his protest in central London (Photo: Stand For Justice)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The British military has around<\/span> 200<\/span><\/a> personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia to support its internal security apparatus and maintain its air force, which has been undertaking airstrikes in Yemen for over five years. British arms giant BAE Systems has provided<\/span> \u00a315-billion<\/span><\/a> worth of weapons and services to the Saudi military since the Yemen war began in 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 7 July, the UK government resumed licensing new arms sales to Saudi Arabia,<\/span> claiming<\/span><\/a> there was \u201cnot a clear risk\u201d of British weapons being used for war crimes. At least<\/span> 20<\/span><\/a> Yemeni children have been killed in airstrikes since that decision was taken.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half of the Saudi-led coalition air raids in<\/span> July<\/span><\/a> hit civilian targets, in 58 cases where impact locations could be identified, according to the Yemen Data Project. The monitoring group said 18,500 civilians have now been killed or injured in airstrikes since the Yemen war began.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Al-Batati continued: \u201cI joined the army in 2017 and took an oath to protect and serve this country, not to be part of a corrupt government that continues to arm and support terrorism. What made this decision so easy for me and why I choose to sacrifice a lot of things including possibly my freedom is for the simple fact that me myself as somebody that was born in Yemen I could have easily fell victim to one of those air strikes or died out of hunger. I\u2019ve seen enough not to speak out and I\u2019d rather sleep peacefully in a cell than stay silent for a paycheck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Al-Batati said he had started an<\/span> organisation<\/span><\/a> called Stand For Justice (SJF) \u201cto make the world a better place\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When contacted for comment, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wade from the MOD press office asked <\/span>Declassified<\/span><\/i> \u201cwhat sort of angle you have taken on the war in Yemen\u201d before saying the MOD\u2019s comment would be provided \u201cshortly\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An hour later, Wade said via email: \u201cI\u2019m afraid that I\u2019m not going to be able to send you anything today. Please submit an FOI [Freedom of Information request] for anything that you require.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

British war veteran Joe Glenton, who served in Afghanistan and spent time in a military prison in the UK for criticising the war on terror, told <\/span>Declassified<\/span><\/i> that the MOD\u2019s suggestion to resort to an FOI request \u201cseems like a complete abandonment of how to deal with the media and the MOD needs to get a grip on that\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenton, who has become a journalist since leaving the army and wrote the book<\/span> Soldier Box<\/span><\/i><\/a> about his experiences, commented that  Al-Batati was \u201crather brave in my view\u201d as \u201cdoing a protest in uniform is a big no no\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cThere are big questions, particularly for someone who says he\u2019s Anglo-Yemeni, but for any British soldiers, about the ethics of who the British government is training and arming \u2013 look at the Royal Marines\u2019 recent support for<\/span> Belarus<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know where Ahmed is now but I suspect he\u2019s in custody at his unit which is a signals or electronic warfare regiment based in Pembrokeshire, Wales. If he\u2019s been charged he will await some kind of court martial.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenton added: \u201cBecause his protest was very public I suspect they will want to give him more than a slap on the wrist.\u201d <\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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