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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday he had begun returning $1.3 million donated by supporters for his unsuccessful legal battle against tax authorities. HT Image Supporters helped Ai raise the cash, which was required as a bond to contest a $2.4-million fine by the Beijing tax bureau last year. A city court rejected his final appeal last month. We have made our best effort and gone all the way through the legal procedure as much as we can, but this is the moment that we should pay supporters back because we cannot go any further, he said. Ai said he would attempt to pay back as many of the 30,000 donors as possible, and made the first instalment on Tuesday to those who had donated between one cent and 10 yuan $1.6 . A total of 190 people received payments totalling ju stanley cup st over 102 yuan $16.3 . A lot of people give us just a few cents, or less than 10 yuan, so we pay those who gave us these small amounts first, he told AFP. Ai said it could take many months to repay. He also said many had told him they did stanley cup not want the cash returned, but he will pay regardless. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US stanley cup Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / Chinas Ai Weiwei will return funds to supporters .freemium-card h4color: fff; padding-bottom:20px; .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt Hapf Egypt: 19 killed, 8 injured in building collapse
A Pakistani court said om Monday disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan remained a free man but ordered him to give security services prior notice about his movements, lawyers said. HT Image In February 2009, a court declared Khan -- revered by many Pakistanis as the father of the country s atomic bomb -- free five years after he was effectively put under house arrest for allegedly operating a proliferation network. But the 73-year-old Khan has since filed a string of complaints in court over security arrangements against him adidas originals . The United States has warned that he still represents a nuclear proliferation risk. Announcing its decision on Monday, the high court in Lahore effectively upheld the 2009 ruling but issued instructions on the amount of prior notice Khan must give on his movements. The court has disposed of the case and validated the decision of the Islamabad High Court on February 6, 2009, said Ahmar Bilal Sufi, a lawyer representing the government. Dr Khan will have to inform the authorities 30 minutes prior if he has to go out of his house in Islamabad and one day s prior notice for going out of the city due to security reasons, he said. air force 1 He said the attorney general met Khan a few days ago and reached a mutual agreement on the issue. Dr Khan, if he would like to, can interact with media, but he will not be able to speak on nuclear proliferation issue, stanley cup he added. Khan s lawyer Ali Zafar said there would be no restriction on his client s movem
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday he had begun returning $1.3 million donated by supporters for his unsuccessful legal battle against tax authorities. HT Image Supporters helped Ai raise the cash, which was required as a bond to contest a $2.4-million fine by the Beijing tax bureau last year. A city court rejected his final appeal last month. We have made our best effort and gone all the way through the legal procedure as much as we can, but this is the moment that we should pay supporters back because we cannot go any further, he said. Ai said he would attempt to pay back as many of the 30,000 donors as possible, and made the first instalment on Tuesday to those who had donated between one cent and 10 yuan $1.6 . A total of 190 people received payments totalling ju stanley cup st over 102 yuan $16.3 . A lot of people give us just a few cents, or less than 10 yuan, so we pay those who gave us these small amounts first, he told AFP. Ai said it could take many months to repay. He also said many had told him they did stanley cup not want the cash returned, but he will pay regardless. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US stanley cup Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / Chinas Ai Weiwei will return funds to supporters .freemium-card h4color: fff; padding-bottom:20px; .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt Hapf Egypt: 19 killed, 8 injured in building collapse
A Pakistani court said om Monday disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan remained a free man but ordered him to give security services prior notice about his movements, lawyers said. HT Image In February 2009, a court declared Khan -- revered by many Pakistanis as the father of the country s atomic bomb -- free five years after he was effectively put under house arrest for allegedly operating a proliferation network. But the 73-year-old Khan has since filed a string of complaints in court over security arrangements against him adidas originals . The United States has warned that he still represents a nuclear proliferation risk. Announcing its decision on Monday, the high court in Lahore effectively upheld the 2009 ruling but issued instructions on the amount of prior notice Khan must give on his movements. The court has disposed of the case and validated the decision of the Islamabad High Court on February 6, 2009, said Ahmar Bilal Sufi, a lawyer representing the government. Dr Khan will have to inform the authorities 30 minutes prior if he has to go out of his house in Islamabad and one day s prior notice for going out of the city due to security reasons, he said. air force 1 He said the attorney general met Khan a few days ago and reached a mutual agreement on the issue. Dr Khan, if he would like to, can interact with media, but he will not be able to speak on nuclear proliferation issue, stanley cup he added. Khan s lawyer Ali Zafar said there would be no restriction on his client s movem