Ex-diplomat flees Qatar amid fears of deportation to torture in Saudi Arabia

Headline Title: Ex-diplomat flees Qatar amid fears of deportation to torture in Saudi Arabia 24 January 2013 A former Saudi Arabian diplomat who was due to be deported from Qatar to his native country was able to travel to Morocco after receiving support from Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International said. Mishal bin Zaar Hamad al-Mutiry, aged 50, and his family are now in Morocco after leaving the Gulf country on 18 January. The Qatari authorities halted his deportation to Saudi Arabia after pressure, including from Amnesty International, and efforts by Qatar’s…

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