Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini football player who was held in Thailand arrived in Melbourne, Australia after the Thai criminal court dropped the deportation case that would have extradited him back to his native land.

'My country is Australia': Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi thanks supporters

A Thai public prosecutor on Friday submitted to a criminal court Bahrain's extradition request for jailed footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled his country amid political upheaval and has refugee status in Australia.

Thai court to hear Bahraini extradition request for footballer

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