Radha Stirling statement on Ghafoor arrest in Dubai
Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi, was arrested in Dubai while in transit on his way to Turkey. Ghafoor, and American...
Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi, was arrested in Dubai while in transit on his way to Turkey. Ghafoor, and American citizen, had been charged and convicted in absentia on charges of money laundering and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment; but it is believed his case is politically-motivated due to his connection with Khashoggi and his work with the organisation Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN).
Radha Stirling, founder and CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, leading legal expert and critic of the UAE, said in a statement: “The codependent alliance between the UAE and Saudi Arabia is well-known, as is their joint culpability in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; in which the UAE reportedly acted as an accomplice after the fact.