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DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar s public prosecution has charged a Kenyan man who has written about migrant rights in the Gulf Arab state with receiving payment to spread disinformation, the government s communication office (GCO) said on Saturday. Malcolm Bidali, who had been writing under a pseudonym, was arrested on May 5 for violating Qatar s security laws, according to a Qatari official. Rights groups have voiced concern that his detention may be in reprisal for human rights work. Mr Bidali has been formally charged with offences related to payments received by a foreign agent for the creation and distribution of disinformation within the State of Qatar, the GCO said in a statement, without elaborating. It said his case was transferred to the Public Prosecution after a thorough investigation and that Bidali was receiving legal advice and representation ahead of the court date, which has not yet been set . Rights groups including Amnesty International said in a statement on Friday that Bid
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