Since the Houthi Ansar Allah group took control of Sana'a in 2014, a new authority known as the "Musharrafin Authority" has emerged, which is the de facto authority with which the group runs the country and constitutes a parallel entity to the authorities of the state.
Under this authority, the supervisor of the governorate, institution, or region is the one with the primary authority, and his powers are quite broad, especially since he is appointed from the top of the group's hierarchy.
The latest tragedies of the supervisor's authority are related to a young child who did not exceed five years old named Adham, whose father works in selling vegetables in Sana'a, and one of the city's supervisors was blackmailing the seller in front of his young child, forcing him to pay him money.
Although the supervisor was carrying a weapon, the father rushed to the rescue of his child and raised his cane in the face of the supervisor, who fired bullets in the air to scare the father and the child, who had suffered damage to the head and back and had to lie in the hospital.
This incident caused a wave of anger on social media platforms in Yemen, and the program "Shabakat" (2023/3/26) followed some of these tweets, where activist Taha Al-Yamani angrily commented: "In Sana'a, Al-Dawahi comes to you, a Houthi supervisor throws a child as young as 6 years old several meters on the asphalt, God supports the just state even if it is infidel, and does not support the unjust state even if it is secure."
King defended the supervisors, arguing that this action did not represent them, writing: "This is not honorable and does not reflect the march. Supervisors are their job to serve the people, not managers or rightful owners to oppress or oppress, he came to solve and be a help to the people."
In turn, tweeter Shamsan al-Tuwaiti called for the application of the maximum penalties against the supervisor, saying: "He must be brought to court and the maximum penalties imposed on him."
For his part, tweeter Abdul Rahman al-Hakim pointed out that the story of the child Adham is not the only one, and said: "This is one of many cases. The oversight role must be activated more efficiently, and the community must be encouraged to report any similar behavior. "Campaigns must be launched to make those who do such things afraid and fear."
The security media of the Houthi-affiliated Ministry of Interior in Sana'a commented on the incident, explaining that the perpetrator was blackmailing the child's father with sums of money, and when he refused to pay the money he requested, he brutally assaulted the child, and others who were with the perpetrator shot to threaten the child's father. The Dar Salm police station was able to apprehend the perpetrator and refer him to legal proceedings.