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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvia Hui

Lawyers file legal complaint over the detention of an Egyptian poet and activist in the UAE

Britain UAE Egypt Activist - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Lawyers for an Egyptian poet and activist who has been allegedly detained and held in solitary confinement without charge in the United Arab Emirates for over 100 days have filed a legal challenge in the U.K. against UAE authorities.

The filing was made Friday on behalf of Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, an outspoken critic of Egypt’s government who had been residing in Turkey. It urges London's Metropolitan Police to launch a criminal investigation into the activist's alleged abduction, torture and extradition to the UAE.

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