Shafiq has since stated that the video stating he was banned from leaving the UAE was “leaked to Al Jazeera”“[The UAE] regrets that General Ahmed Shafik has been thankless. Fleeing Egypt, he sought refuge in the UAE after the 2012 presidential election results were announced. “The UAE has always observed the values of hospitality and care in its treatment [with Shafiq], in love for Egypt and the Egyptian people whom we love and appreciate. The UAE affirms that there is nothing that deters Shafiq from leaving the country,” he stated. “A true democracy and basic human rights are not grants from anyone,” Shafiq said in his video.

Source: Egypt Independent November 30, 2017 12:45 UTC