UAE Federal Court acquits detained Libyan businessmen

The Federal Court of the United Arab Emirates has acquitted the Libyan businessmen, who have been detained in the UAE for almost two years, of all charges pressed against them.
This comes after an acquittal sentence previously of other two businessmen who were released two months ago.
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