The UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has considered the case of Abdullah Ibhais and their conclusions are clear: There was never any wrongdoing on Ibhais’ part. The state of Qatar and the Supreme Committee, the World Cup organisers, are to blame for the trumped up charges and his imprisonment.
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In November two NRK journalists in Qatar were arrested for trespassing. But was that a diversion to hide the real reason: to prevent the publication of an interview NRK did with Head of Qatar 2022’s Supreme Committee Hassan Al-Thawadi about Abdullah Ibhais just prior to their arrest?
On the morning of Sunday 7 November 2021 Josimar received a letter from the Norwegian law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig representing the Qatar 2022 organising committee (The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy) claiming our article "The trial of Abdullah Ibhais" was defamatory in nature and in violation of several laws.