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Athit Perawongmetha
Thai authorities are planning to deport Bahraini footballer Hakim Oreibi to Manama, after human rights activists have asked him to release him for fear of persecution in his country.
"We have to deport him to his hometown," said an unnamed Thai immigration official, as he was not allowed to speak to the media. We have the right to retain him for the time that we want according to the law, but in the context of the necessities. "
An official of the Foreign Ministry said that Thailand has not yet concluded an extradition treaty with Bahrain, but "this can be considered in each case".
For its part, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement that it "was in direct contact with the Thai authorities on this matter".
Thai authorities arrested Hakim al-Oreibi, who was granted asylum in Australia and who played football, on his arrival at Bangkok airport this week under the rule of law. an international police warrant issued by Bahrain.
Oreibi was found guilty of attacking a police station in Bahrain and sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison. Oreibi has denied any wrongdoing.
Al-Ureybi strongly criticizes the president of the AFC, Shaikh Salman Al-Khalifa, who is a Bahraini royal family.
Human Rights Watch said the Bahraini authorities had tortured Ureybi because of his brother's political activities during the 2011 protests.
Oreibi, who was playing for his country, got asylum in Australia in 2017 and now plays in a club in Melbourne.
Source: Reuters
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