Rights group urges investigation of prisoner's death in UAE

A London-based rights group on Friday called for an investigation into the death in custody of a man it described as a "political prisoner" in the United Arab Emirates.

Ali al-Khaja, 59, was found dead earlier this month in his cell, having spent 13 years in prison after being subjected to "an unfair trial and difficult prison conditions that led to his death", said Hamad al-Shamsi, the executive director of the Emirates Detainee Advocacy Centre (EDAC).