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U.S. civil rights lawyer Ghafoor released from custody in UAE

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Reuters
Published: Aug 13, 2022, 01:37 UTC

(Reuters) - U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who was convicted in the United Arab Emirates this week on money laundering charges, has been released from detention after paying a fine, his attorney said on Friday.

U.S. civil rights lawyer Ghafoor released from custody in UAE

(Reuters) – U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who was convicted in the United Arab Emirates this week on money laundering charges, has been released from detention after paying a fine, his attorney said on Friday.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and William Mallard)

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