Libyan American father and son acquitted in UAE trial

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two Libyan Americans detained in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years were acquitted on Monday of charges they illegally raised funds for a foreign entity and took hostile actions against a foreign country.
The family of Kamal Eldarat, 59, and his son Mohammed, 34, said after the verdict that the cast was “tainted with due process and human rights violations.”
The Eldarats, who are successful businessmen and longtime residents of the