He underscored the importance of providing protection for the Yemeni historical antiquities against the Houthi playing with history, citing the evidence that some people like Abu-Ali Alhakem and his family have dared to illegally sell some antiquities based in the National Museum in Sanaa. The official spokesman confirmed the existence of some claims regarding accidental incidents, some of which were confirmed by the Coalition at the time and its legal and ethical commitment towards them according to the international humanitarian law was declared. However, the report includes a number of cases which were announced and assessed by the Coalition at the time through official statements and reports. Some have still been investigated by the joint assessment team, he added. In response to enquiries and criticism raised to the Coalition that it manages to prevent the movement of foreign media representative deep in Yemeni areas. He described such accusation as inaccurate. He said the Yemeni government has declared that it would not be responsible of the safety of journalists falling abducted by the Houthi militias or facing any kind of problems in areas subject to the control of Houthis. He cited that some western journalists have been kidnapped and ransoms being demanded. Al-Turki stated the position of the Coalition in this regard, namely that the Coalition would not prevent media representatives from going to where they like inside Yemen, but they would not be held accountable of any harm that they might inflict by terrorist and outlawed organizations inside Yemen and absolutely rejects paying ransoms for their release. --More 17:52 LOCAL TIME 14:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w629499
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