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ARTICLE Why does Ayyan Ali alone have to go through media scrutiny? T his has been debated before and will continue to be debated till we reach a final verdict. Which might be never. How much privacy are public figures entitled to? The recent and ongoing money laundering case involving Ayyan Ali has forced me at least to think over this question again.There is no arguing over the fact that the young model was a pawn and that the real criminals will probably never be caught. Yet it is her who has to go through a trial not only in court but also on the media. A lot of people wouldn’t sympathize with her and understandably so. She’s a model and a