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The Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's decision to pardon Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al Qardawi has sparked questions about his future after leaving prison, especially since it remains unclear whether he will leave the UAE or which country he might travel to. Qardawi had been sentenced in connection with a case involving accusations of insulting the UAE in a video clip, receiving a ten-year prison sentence that was eventually commuted after a week. The announcement of the pardon did not specify what his next step would be, leaving several possibilities open—either handing him over to Egyptian authorities or allowing him to leave independently—amid uncertainty surrounding the execution of the pardon and the UAE's legal and international stance on the matter.
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