Ghafoor ordered to pay $1.36m fine before leaving United Arab Emirates after being convicted of money laundering. Asim Ghafoor,the former lawyer of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi,has left the United Arab Emirates after a prison sentence against him was overturned. Ghafoor's representative,Faisal Gill,told AFP on Saturday that the US lawyer would return to the United States after paying a five million dirham ($1.36m) fine. "He's on his way to the US," Gill said,adding that he was not facing any charges in the US.
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