An Egyptian-American national detained during a visit to the UAE fears extradition to Egypt for criticizing local authorities before the country hosted the COP27 climate conference last month, his fiancée said on Sunday.
The UAE, close allies of Egypt, arrested Sheriff Osman, who lives in the United States, on November 6 at the request of an Arab League entity responsible for coordinating law enforcement and security matters, it said confirmed a US official. Emirates told Reuters on Thursday.
The official said Emirati authorities were working to secure “the legal documentation required in the preparation of the extradition file”, without specifying to which country or if a specific extradition request had been made.
Osman’s girlfriend Saija Virta said he was detained outside a restaurant in Dubai where the two were staying, and was told by prosecutors that Egypt had sought his detention on charges including “speaking negatively against government institutions”.
Egyptian authorities did not release a statement on the case, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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