Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Qadi Denies Arrest, to Sue Turkish Media

by Maha Akeel from Arab News

Saudi businessman and philanthropist Yassin Qadi issued a statement through his lawyer yesterday denying that he was arrested by Saudi authorities as some Turkish media outlets reported recently. The statement added that Qadi has appointed a lawyer in Turkey to file a libel case against newspapers and satellite channels that had reported the false news. According to the statement, Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Qadi “is enjoying his complete freedom on Saudi land and is not under any kind of suspicion, arrest or criminalization by Saudi authorities or any other country of the countries or agencies related to combating terrorism or financing it.” ... six years ago the United Nations, at the behest of the United States, designated Qadi as a suspected Al-Qaeda financier.

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