UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests
Al Jazeera
The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country.
The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against their own government.
The decision, announced on Tuesday, by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan “cancels” the sentences of the Bangladeshi nationals, state news agency WAM reported.
They will be released and deported, the report said.
Bangladesh’s Sangbad Sangstha news agency, citing a presidential adviser, said all 57 are expected to return home soon.
The Bangladeshi expatriates were accused of joining protests in the UAE that mirrored the mass demonstrations against the then prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her government in their home country.
