Cleared Nakheel fraud executive Marcus Lee told he cannot board plane home to Australia as he does not have clearance | The National

Cleared Nakheel fraud executive Marcus Lee told he cannot board plane home to Australia as he does not have clearance | The National:

"A former Nakheel executive cleared of charges in a Dh44 million fraud case has been stopped at Dubai airport from boarding a plane home to Australia because of red tape, his lawyer said.

Marcus Lee and his wife Julie, who have been unable to leave the emirate for five years, were hoping to return to Sydney after their long court battle but were held for two hours at Dubai airport on Friday before being told more paperwork was needed.

The couple heard that they needed clearance from State Security before they could leave, they said.

“This is just another devastating blow,” said Ms Lee. “Despite being unequivocally cleared in courts, we have been forced to suffer this further indignity. Words cannot describe how we and our families, who are waiting for us in Australia, feel.”"

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