"Julia Gillard has appealed directly to Dubai’s ruler to end the 4 1/2 year ordeal of Australian man Marcus Lee and his wife, in the hope the emirate’s prosecutors will drop an appeal against his acquittal on property fraud charges.
It is understood the Prime Minister’s letter to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was hand-delivered by a minister, Warren Snowden, and the Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Pablo Kang.
Mr Lee and his wife Julie told Fairfax Media in a statement on Wednesday: “After being in the Dubai court system for so long, and following the extreme disappointment on learning of the decision by the prosecutor to appeal against my full acquittal, we are encouraged by our situation now being raised at such senior levels.’’"
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