The Egyptian embassy in Yemen secured the release of a young Egyptian citizen who was forcibly detained in the home of her family in Aden. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the girl’s family attempted to force her to marry a relative.
According to a statement released by the ministry, the young girl called Chancellor Haddad El-Gohary and informed him of her detainment. El-Gohary contacted the local Aden security director and the criminal investigation director as well as the police chief.
With the help of the local authorities, the embassy extracted the girl from the house and hosted her in the embassy before her flight back to Egypt.
