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A British-Australian man detained in Dubai last month for highlighting the work of an Afghan refugee charity on social media has been released on bail, a campaign group said Tuesday.
Scott Richards, 41, had been held at a Dubai police station since his arrest on July 28 for allegedly breaching a new law on promoting foreign charities.
UK-based support group 'Detained in Dubai' said in a statement on Facebook that Richards was home with his family in Dubai after being "finally bailed".
"He is home, relieved and recovering with his family, and will later prepare (his) legal defence," group founder Radha Stirling said on Facebook.
The group did not provide any details about bail conditions or potential charges against Richards, who had been denied bail on three previous occasions.
Richards grew up in Adelaide in Australia and then lived in London, before moving to Dubai about eight years ago, according to the campaign group. He is married with two sons aged 14 and three.
He came across the charity during a visit to Afghanistan, where he worked as an economic development policy advisor for the government, according to his brother Brett Richards.
There are no comments.
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