Hassan Ali al-Khamis

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Charge:	Disrespecting Authority (including disrespecting a King or other govt. official)
Sentence:	2 years
Years Imprisoned:	0.583
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2011
Year Cleared:	2011
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Arab Emirates
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City of Crime:	Abu Dhabi
Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Nasser bin Ghaith, an Emirati economist and lecturer at the Abu Dhabi branch of the Paris-Sorbonne University; Ahmed Mansoor, who signed a pro-democracy petition; and online activists Fahad Salim Dalk, Hassan Ali al-Khamis and Ahmed Abdul Khaleq were wrongly convicted on November 27, 2014 of insulting President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates. The five were arrested in April 2011. They were convicted by a four judge panel of violating article 176 of the UAE Penal Code, which criminalizes insults to the nation's leadership. bin Ghaith, Dalk, al-Khamis, and Khaleq were sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and Mansoor to three years. In the face of intense negative international press exposing the unfairness of the men's trial, President Khalifa issued a pardon to the five defendants on November 28, 2011, and they were released after seven months in custody."
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Hassan Ali al-Khamis

Charge:

Disrespecting Authority (including disrespecting a King or other govt. official)

Sentence:

2 years

Years Imprisoned:

0.583

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2011

Year Cleared:

2011

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Arab Emirates

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Abu Dhabi

Result:

Pardoned

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Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"In the face of intense negative international press exposing the unfairness of the men's trial, President Khalifa issued a pardon to the five defendants on November 28, 2011, and they were released after seven months in custody."

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Male

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