Dubai gives ground on Aussies | The Australian:
"THE wife of Australian property executive Marcus Lee, who is being held under house arrest in Dubai despite being acquitted of involvement in a bribery scandal, has had her passport returned after representations from the former Labor government.
Julie Lee's passport had been held for almost four years as part of Mr Lee's bail conditions after he was released in October 2009. Despite being free to leave Dubai, Mrs Lee vowed to stay at her husband's side as he awaits an appeal this month by prosecutors against his acquittal.
Mr Lee, with another colleague, lawyer Anthony Brearley, was accused of involvement in the bribery of Mr Lee's former boss Matthew Joyce. Joyce has been found guilty of accepting a share of a $14 million secret commission over the sale of a block of land in Dubai in 2007. The Australians were working for the state-owned Dubai Waterfront, which sold the block to Gold Coast property developer Sunland. Joyce was sentenced to 10 years' jail and a $25m fine, while Mr Lee and Mr Brearley were exonerated."
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