SANAA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - An American businessman who fled
from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen last month after being
released on bail, has been deported back to the UAE, a Yemeni
security official said on Sunday.
Zack Shahin, former chief executive of Dubai real estate
developer Deyaar, was detained in 2008 over embezzlement
charges, and went on a hunger strike in jail in May.
He was released on $1.4 million bail after Washington
expressed concern about his health, and fled to Yemen, where he
was arrested last month.
"Zack Shahin has been deported to the UAE at the request of
the UAE government," said the security official, who asked not
to be named under briefing rules.
Shahin's flight to Yemen and deportation may embarrass U.S.
authorities, who have exerted pressure on the UAE to resolve his
case. There have been hearings on his case in Dubai, but no
judgment.
Dubai government officials and the U.S. embassy in the UAE
were not available for comment.
(Reporting by Mohamad Ghobari; Additional reporting by Raissa
Kasolowsky in Dubai; Writing By Mirna Sleiman; Editing by Pravin
Char)