Charles Ayoub 'Barred from Leaving UAE'

W460

Ad-Diyar newspaper owner and editor-in-chief Charles Ayoub is barred from leaving the United Arab Emirates due to a lawsuit filed against him, the head of Lebanon's Syndicate of Press Editors said on Thursday.

“We thought that the case of our colleague Charles Ayoub had ended yesterday after he was released by Dubai Police, but we have learned that Mr. Ayoub has been barred from returning to Lebanon due to a lawsuit filed against him,” Elias Aoun said in a statement.

“He is not against appearing before the Lebanese judiciary, especially that the case of the lawsuit had occurred in Lebanon,” Aoun added.

“Accordingly, we call on the competent authorities in the UAE, which we respect, not to treat a journalist in this manner and not to deny him freedom,” he urged.

Ayoub had been interrogated on Wednesday Dubai Police, which denied media reports that he was “arrested” and said he was “summoned for a limited period to testify regarding a libel and threats lawsuit filed by the director of the Rotana company.”

“In line with legal norms, the case will be referred to the public prosecution should the two parties fail to reach a reconciliation,” Dubai Police added.

Ayoub's daughter is a resident of Dubai.

Comments 10
Missing rabbishlomo 27 January 2017, 01:47

All my respect for terrorist for asking the public prosecutor to give Mr.Ayoub a fair trial!
I even respect him most for calling for his incarceration with the pakistanis and indian criminals, the likes of him
A question for you Mr.terrorist, can you get a fair trial in a banana republic like Dubai?
Why the courts of Dubai and not the courts of Lebanon since the alleged supposedly allegations happened in Lebanon?

Thumb warrior 27 January 2017, 03:08

i suggest some torture abbas ibrahim style and obtain a confession from him.

Thumb warrior 27 January 2017, 03:25

"Ayoub's daughter is a resident of Dubai."

why not in one of the axis of resistance countries that her father glorifies and works for, Iran for example? lol

Thumb justin 27 January 2017, 07:39

btw, southern lives in the gulf.

Thumb justin 27 January 2017, 10:31

flame.iterruptus managed to delete texas' comment:)!

Thumb enterprise 27 January 2017, 03:40

"banana republic like Dubai?"

when was the last time you left dahieh, rabbi?

Thumb justin 27 January 2017, 07:19

it is selective justice according to these trolls.

Default-user-icon unbiased (Guest) 27 January 2017, 08:01

Whoever is requesting his return to Lebanon using terms freedom of press and fair trial discussion is definitely corrupt. 1- Based on what has circulated in the media this lawsuit has nothing to do with his press work but rather a threat so a journalist cant hide behind his/ her "freedom of press" for every darn thing they do. 2- Whomever is stating that one can not get a fair trial in the UAE and is advocating moving him to Lebanon is definitely corrupt since we ALL know how the Lebanese legal system works. I know nothing about this guy so the above is neither political nor a comment about the person but rather the situation.

Thumb ex-fpm 27 January 2017, 08:12

Charles Ayoub in typical hezbollah thug manners, threatened to terminate the life of a business man online. He knew he could get away with it in the republic of hezbollah aka Lebanon but not in a ' banana republic like Dubai' and there lies the shock.

Thumb Puppet 27 January 2017, 08:31

I respect Mr. Charles Ayoub for remaining true to his paid in full principles and values and not allowing his daughter to live in the backward wahabi gulf states and in particular a banana republic like Dubai.