News - World: The Spanish newspaper, "Publico", revealed pictures of Saudi ships docked in the Italian port of Genoa, carrying war helicopters, such as the helicopters used by the Saudi Air Force since 2015, in its war against Yemen, in which it had  committed many war crimes against innocent civilians.

The newspaper said that pictures obtained by stevedoring workers from the Italian port of Genoa show combat helicopters inside two ships that previously stopped in the Spanish ports of Cadiz and Sagunto in June 2021 and August of this year.

International law prohibits the transit of arms if they could be used for war crimes such as those committed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

The newspaper confirmed that the Saudi death ships landed in Spain loaded with the same type of combat helicopters that they used in their attacks against Yemen.

They did so with the relevant legal licenses from the Spanish government, however, this crossing constitutes a violation of the Arms Trade Treaty.

The newspaper stated that the port of Genoa is one of the most important ports on the European route carried out by the ships of the Bahri Shipping Company, which is responsible for transporting weapons. However, the other European naval station used today by the Saudi dictatorship is Sagunto.

It reported that despite the repression of the port authorities, Genoese workers were able to photograph the interior of Saudi ships on several occasions during their work in that sea port, which allowed them to discover the war materials they were transporting in their warehouses. The newspaper was also able to verify, and some of these were captured Pictures inside the naval ships that had previously stopped in Spain.

It reported that the Bahri Hofuf ship is one of those ships. On June 29, 2021, this ship docked in the port of Cadiz, coming from the United States, following the usual course followed by the ships used by the Saudi General Shipping Company to transport weapons. It moved from the coast of Cadiz to Genoa, where she arrived a few days later.

The newspaper described those images with images of shame, which the public was able to access. There were Apache combat helicopters inside the ship, which were obtained in the United States. It was also revealed that there were 12 containers loaded with explosive materials.

The newspaper revealed that since the start of the Yemen war, 39 ships of this type have landed or docked in Spanish ports. However, the number will reach 40 on December 31.

As documented by the Union of stevedoring workers in the city of Genoa, the ship of the shipping company, which docked the Naval Station Valencia on August 4, was also carrying combat helicopters.

It said that after verifying that these ships were carrying combat helicopters at home, this meant a violation of the Arms Trade Treaty, which obliges every European country - and Spain is one of them - to ban the transit or transshipment of conventional weapons and ammunition throughout its territory when they are used to commit war crimes.

In the same context, Amnesty International has repeatedly denounced this aspect, and warned the Spanish government of the effects that may result from the passage of Saudi ships loaded with war materials, while the government was limited to defending the legitimacy of the arms trade with Saudi Arabia, with avoiding giving any details about the shipment on those ships.