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UAE overturns prison sentence for former Khashoggi attorney

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday overturned a three-year prison sentence for an American citizen who had represented slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, one of his lawyers and the Emirati judicial department said. Last month, Ghafoor’s supporters say Emirati security agents arrested him upon landing at Dubai International Airport and sent him to a detention …

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RICHMOND, Va. — Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has suggested the arrest was done in coordination with the U.S., but the State Department says the U.S. has never …

US disputes UAE’s explanation of Khashoggi lawyer arrest

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States on Monday said it had not sought the arrest of the former lawyer of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting the United Arab Emirates’ official explanation for the American citizen’s detention. The UAE portrayed Ghafoor’s arrest as a coordinated move with the U.S. to “combat transnational crimes,” saying American authorities had requested …

UAE arrests Khashoggi’s US lawyer on money laundering charges

The civil rights lawyer, who had represented the slain Saudi journalist, was arrested while transiting through Dubai airport, an official and a rights group say. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested an American citizen and civil rights lawyer who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to an official and a United States-based rights …