Australian held in Morocco to be extradited to Saudi Arabia: wife
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Rabat: A Moroccan court has decided to extradite Osama al-Hasani, a dual Australian-Saudi citizen, to Saudi Arabia, his wife said, in a case that has concerned rights groups.
His wife, Hanae, cried as she told Reuters by phone on Thursday (AEDT): “I did not expect this verdict.”
An image of Saudi-Australian Dr Usama al-Hasani in a statement of support by Prisoners of Conscience.
Credit:Twitter/Prisoners of Conscience
A court in Saudi Arabia this week sentenced Hasani, a businessman who previously worked at a Saudi university, in absentia to two years in prison.
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