Wednesday 19 August 2015

#UAE arrest prominent economist and pro-democracy activist | Middle East Eye

UAE arrest prominent economist and pro-democracy activist | Middle East Eye:



"The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday arrested a prominent Emirati economist who has previously supported calls for democratic reform in the oil-rich Gulf state.


State security arrested Nasser bin Ghaith at 2pm local time (1000 GMT) at his work in Abu Dhabi, activists told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity.



He was taken to Dubai where security service agents searched his home for over four and a half hours. At 8.30pm (1630 GMT) he was taken to an unknown location by security services, where he remained as of Wednesday morning."



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