Four of the 10 detained Libyan men were released without
charge on 27 December 2014 from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and
deported to Turkey. Six others, including dual nationals, are still
detained and may be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.
Four of the 10 Libyan men detained in the UAE are now known to have been released without charge. Mohamed el-Aradi, al-Bashir al-Shabah, al-Tahir al-Qulfat and Raf’at Hadagha
were released without charge on 27 December 2014 and deported to
Turkey. The four men had been held in unknown locations where they were
given no access to their families or any legal assistance. Amnesty
International understands that the men were tortured and otherwise
ill-treated.
Some of the 10 Libyan men had lived in the UAE for over two decades.
They were arrested separately between August and September 2014. The six
still detained are: dual US-Libyan nationals Kamal Eldarat and his son Mohammed Eldarat; dual Canadian-Libyan national Salim el-Aradi; Mohammed al-Fighi; al-Sadiq al-Kikli and Mahmoud bin Gharbiya.
Their whereabouts and whether they have been charged are unknown. Kamal
Eldarat, 53, may be in urgent need of medical care, as he has had
spinal surgery four times and his health is poor.
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