“UAE must release Princess Latifa immediately and unconditionally”
- Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai Detained in Dubai’s CEO, Radha Stirling, who was in touch with Princess Latifa during the attack on Hervé Jaubert’s yacht, issued a statement on Latifa’s calls for help. “We were told by spokespeople for the Dubai royal family, by Princess Haya, and by Mary Robinson that Princess Latifa was in the safe and loving care of her family following her capture off the coast of India as she tried to escape the UAE. Sheikh Mohammed has persis
Prominent Swiss businessman has assets frozen and warns investors
Award-winning businessman and innovator, Dr Khater Massaad, has warned investors to stay away from Ras Al Khaimah after years of fighting off frivolous Interpol notices, extradition requests and international freezing orders that have no legal basis. The ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, has asked Bangladesh to freeze the assets of former advisor Dr Khater Massad, and the man behind RAK Ceramics and RAKIA, in an attempt to seize money that simply doesn’
UK and US courts asked to rule on UAE torture of lawyer
British and American courts have been asked to rule on the treatment of two men held in the UAE as pawns by an ambitious ruler who has, last month, used “forced confessions obtained by torture”, in ‘quid pro quo’ attempts to seize funds that don’t belong to him. Dechert lawyers have been sued by two lawyers for human rights violations, forced confessions and torture. Last week, it was revealed that these “confessions” obtained by force, have now been submitted as “evidence” t
Interview with Khater Massaad on Sheikh Saud, ruler of RAK
Former advisor to Ras Al Khaimah ruler, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, breaks silence. Khater Massaad is the former CEO of RAKIA, RAK Ceramics and various enterprises embarked upon during his tenure and before the ruler’s purge of foreign nationals he felt “knew too much”. In his first interview on the topic, Swiss national Dr Khater Massaad speaks with expert Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, Due Process International and host of the Gulf in Justice Podcast. The Gul
‘Quid Pro Quo UAE’ using diplomacy to expand powers
https://detained-in-dubai.prowly.com/126048-uae-asks-bangladesh-to-freeze-assets-of-rakia-ceo-khater-massaad “It was nothing short of shocking to see the UAE hand over British national Christian Michel immediately upon India’s unlawful attack of a US yacht”, said Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, who represents Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum and who witnessed one of the most egregious quid pro quo deals unfold before her eyes. “British nationa
The King of Interpol Abuse
Handing out Interpol notices like his own personal business cards, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi is described as “The King of Interpol Abuse”. The ruler of a small northern region of the UAE, called Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud has had to find other means to bring in money to his oil-dry Emirate. The Sheikh set his sights on foreign investors for development in the manufacturing, trade and tourism sectors, creating a free trade zone and offshore centre to lure in foreigners b
Woman faces “£100,000 fine and 2 years in prison” for WhatsApp message in Dubai
British woman in tears after Dubai police advise her she faces a “500,000 dirham fine, two years in prison and deportation”. Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International announced in the Gulf in Justice Podcast, that the woman detained in Dubai has been asked to attend the police station today in an attempt to persuade the Ukrainian complainant to drop the case.
Stirling said “the woman has been told she faces £100,000 in fines, imprisonment and dep
Bangladesh court ordered shares belonging to Dr Massaad be transferred to RAKIA
Former advisor to RAK ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi and CEO of RAKIA and RAK Ceramics, Dr Khater Massaad, has been the target of a years-long campaign that has seen repeated legal abuses in an "anything goes" approach to politically motivated judicial relief. Bangladesh court just ordered shares alleged to belong to Dr Massaad be transferred to RAKIA after UAE authorities provided them with judgments that had been fast tracked through Sheikh Saud's personal courts. Sau
Women stuck in Dubai over WhatsApp "frightened to death"
Woman’s facing a chaotic Middle Eastern legal system says she has “no idea what is going on, what is coming next, and how long it could take”. A young woman’s plans to reunite with her family in England came to an abrupt halt, when police wouldn’t let her board a plane. She’d shipped all of her belongings home, after living in Dubai for two years, and was ready for her new life, before being told she couldn’t leave because of a rude WhatsApp message sent to her Ukrainian flat
Brit detained in Dubai over WhatsApp message
A British human resources manager has been held in Dubai after her Ukrainian flatmate lodged a police complaint over a “rude” WhatsApp message sent over a petty household dispute arising from her flatmate’s intolerance to her use of the dining table to work from during lockdowns. The woman, a professional from south west England in her early thirties, had lived trouble free in Dubai since 2018, but had decided to return home permanently to be close to her family and start a n
