Ali Rehmat Assadi, an Iranian, arrested in Thailand and deported to UAE over abduction of Abbas Yazdi, who went missing last June
An Iranian man suspected of helping to kidnap a British-Iranian businessman in Dubai has been arrested in Thailand and deported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to an official source.
Ali Rehmat Assadi will stand trial in the UAE on charges of abducting Abbas Yazdi, who went missing in June, the source said. Yazdi’s wife, Atena, has told UAE media she feared he might have been kidnapped by Iranian intelligence officers. Iran has denied any role in Yazdi’s disappearance.