Article 6MNGN US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police

US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police

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Katie McQue
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MNGN)

Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession

An American cryptocurrency entrepreneur locked in a legal dispute with the CEO of the collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse has been detained in Dubai and alleges police have tortured him into signing a false confession, the Guardian can reveal.

Edel Hsieh, 43, from California, was first arrested in March at Dubai's airport while attempting to fly to London. Police beat him during his interrogation, he said.

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