UAE President pardons Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi following cybercrime conviction
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted a presidential pardon to convict Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi, state news agency WAM reported on Friday. The executive clemency follows an August 27 ruling by the Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, which sentenced the 53-year-old to 10 years in prison … The post UAE President pardons Abdul Rahman Youssef…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi, who was convicted of cybercrime charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of AED 200,000 ($54,450). The pardon was granted following a decision by the Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal on August 27.
Al-Qaradawi, 53, was extradited to the UAE in January 2025 after Lebanon authorized his deportation. He was initially detained in Lebanon in December 2024 upon entry from Syria, as a result of an Arab Interior Ministers Council notice issued via Interpol, stemming from an in absentia verdict by Egyptian authorities for broadcasting false news and inciting violence and terrorism. Legal procedures are being initiated to carry out the pardon.
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