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‘I worry that his fate will be the same as Khashoggi’s’: Australian Osama al-Hasani’s wife fears his extradition to Saudi Arabia
The wife of an Australian citizen detained in Morocco over a Saudi Arabian extradition request says she is terrified her husband may end up tortured or killed if he is returned to the conservative Islamic kingdom.
Key points:
- Osama al-Hasani was travelling on an Australian passport when he was arrested in Morocco
- Moroccan authorities told him the arrest was related to a criminal case in Saudi Arabia, his wife says
- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing assistance to Dr al-Hasani
Osama al-Hasani, a former Melbourne imam and academic, was detained in Tangier on February 8, according to his Moroccan wife, Hana al-Hasani, and is due to face court on Wednesday over the extradition request.
“I worry that his fate will be the same…
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