Malcolm Bidali was released in Qatar earlier this week, we were told on Wednesday evening, June 2. The charges against him remain, however. The Kenyan citizen is accused by the authorities of having received payments “from a foreign agent for the creation and dissemination of misinformation”. The security guard signed a pseudonym on the situation of migrant workers in the country.
as reported from Dubai, Nicolas keraudren
Almost a month after his arrest, Malcolm Bidali The 28-year-old Kenyan citizen was in isolation at an unknown location. In addition, he received no legal advice during his entire detention, Migrant Rights, an organization for defending migrants’ rights, tells us.
It is on this site that Malcolm Bidali wrote under the pseudonym “Noah”. In particular, he described the discrimination he and his other migrant workers face. A rare testimony in the bay, written in the first person. But that in any case can be equated with “disinformation”, said a spokesman for Migrant Rights.
According to major non-state human rights, the Bidali case creates a climate of fear and serves to warn other activists.
As the FIFA World Cup 2022 approaches, this deal is at least a new thorn in Qatar’s side. For several months, a boycott campaign for the World Cup has condemned the treatment of migrant workers in the country.
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