On Monday 24th August, British soldier Ahmed Al-Babati was arrested by the military police outside the MoD for protesting against the government's involvement in the bombing of Yemen.

As he said, "the British government has blood on its hands" by continually backing the Saudi-led campaign militarily and with arms sales. As well as protesting outside the Ministry of Defence, Al-Babati has said he will refuse to continue his military service until this involvement and the arms trade with Saudi Arabia is put to an end.

We support Al-Babati because we believe that the armed forces should not be pursuing aggressive wars abroad. We urge that no disciplinary action is taken against Al-Babati's stand of conscience.