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U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death
Source: Reuters
U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death
BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
LOS ANGELES Wed Dec 3, 2014 12:31pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. couple whose convictions were overturned in the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban that had kept them in the country was lifted, their supporters and the U.S. ambassador to Qatar said.
Matthew and Grace Huang boarded a flight at the airport in Doha and are bound for their home in Los Angeles, said a statement on the website of the California Innocence Project, an organization that works to win the release of wrongfully convicted inmates.
"I am thrilled to announce that the Huangs are leaving Qatar after having the travel ban lifted," its director, Justin Brooks, said in a statement.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Qatari officials indicated they would lift a travel ban against the Huangs on Wednesday, and he applauded the decision.
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BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
LOS ANGELES Wed Dec 3, 2014 12:31pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. couple whose convictions were overturned in the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban that had kept them in the country was lifted, their supporters and the U.S. ambassador to Qatar said.
Matthew and Grace Huang boarded a flight at the airport in Doha and are bound for their home in Los Angeles, said a statement on the website of the California Innocence Project, an organization that works to win the release of wrongfully convicted inmates.
"I am thrilled to announce that the Huangs are leaving Qatar after having the travel ban lifted," its director, Justin Brooks, said in a statement.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Qatari officials indicated they would lift a travel ban against the Huangs on Wednesday, and he applauded the decision.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-usa-qatar-couple-idUSKCN0JH1ZF20141203
