DUBAI, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government on Thursday rejected Amnesty International's recent report which alleges UAE's involvement in Yemeni prisons, and blamed the report as "politically motivated."
According to UAE state news agency WAM, the UAE government denies managing or running prisons in Yemen, saying that prisons in Yemen are under Yemeni authority and "fall under the jurisdiction of the country's institutions."
The UAE government added that it "urges the Yemeni government to conduct an independent investigation into the matter and continues to follow up on this front."
The UAE believed the report is "politically motivated to undermine its efforts as part of the Arab Coalition to support the Yemeni government."
The UAE is part of Saudi-led coalition which intervened in Yemen's civil war in March 2015 to support the internationally-recognized government led by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi against Houthi rebels.
