Dubai Property Scams - Class Actions
UAE Property Developer Scams - La Hoya Bay - Ras Al Khaimah A group of more than 800 investors are furious after losing millions in the La Hoya Bay project on Marjan island in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). The project was constructed by Frank Khoie of Khoie properties whose development failed when he bounced cheques to the government’s RAKIA. Khoie was jailed for a brief time, the land was repossessed and sold at a private auction with none of the investors being compe
United Nations to hear US FBI abuse of crypto expert Chris Emms
British national and crypto expert, Chris Emms, has filed a petition to the United Nations to rule on his wrongful detention in Saudi Arabia and human rights violations at the request of the United States. The FBI issued an Interpol Red Notice against 30 year old Christopher Emms for allegedly ‘conspiring to violate’ US sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by attending a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea (DPRK) in 2019, a time where t
'I was offered £16,000 to fly to Dubai to fulfil a prince's bizarre fetishes'
By Alahna Kindred News Reporter,17 Jun 2022 Saint Mullan shared a TikTok video that has been viewed more than two million times revealing she was approached by a man inviting her to a yacht party in Dubai Saint Mullan shared a TikTok video that has been viewed more than two million times revealing she was approached by a man inviting her to a yacht party in Dubai A woman has revealed how she was offered £16,000 to fly to Dubai to allegedly fulfil a prince's bizarre fetishes,
Colonising the Cryptosphere
by Radha Stirling It is entirely possible that the heyday of cryptocurrencies is already over. The era of brilliant young visionaries imagining a world of decentralised finance, in which every person could conjure wealth seemingly out of the ether -- potentially empowering the masses with new technological opportunities to escape poverty, oppression, and upward immobility -- had a good run. Arguably, the creation of the Cryptosphere was the most promising event since the disc
#Qatar National Bank extradition request denied
Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an #Interpol Red Notice against an #Australian citizen over “forged bounced cheque” he could not have authored. The bank never communicated there were any issues with his account and the first he heard of it, was when he was arrested in Prague and jailed on the basis of the Interpol Red Notice. This is not the first time Prague has detained a foreign national on behalf of Qatar. He was denied bail and forced to hire a lawyer to defend the ext
Podcast: Chris Sweeney talks to:Ep 3: The Real Dubai with Radha Stirling
Radha Stirling is the leading exponent of highlighting human rights abuses and assisting those caught in legal disputes in Dubai, and the UAE. She had a key role in the famous failed freedom escape of Princess Latifa. Radha also discusses past cases such as the woman locked up for calling someone a horse online and goes on to explain how she founded her organisation (Detained in Dubai) without having any connection to Dubai. The conversation turns the spotlight on Sheikh Mo
Woman detained in #Greece over #Qatar issued #InterpolRedNotice
Woman detained in #Greece over #Qatar issued #InterpolRedNotice over an alleged £20,000 debt that she was not aware of. Her bank advised her that her end of service leave and salary would cover the loan facility. They made no contact with her and two years later, she found herself detained over an almost 100,000 debt she had been convicted of in absentia. Greece denied the #extradition request but the traumatic experience and wrongful Interpol notice have caused her no end of
Australian detained in Czech re Qatar issued QNB Cheque, fighting extradition and Interpol
#Australian man detained in #Czech over #Qatar issued #QNB bounced cheque. He is now fighting #extradition and seeking to remove the #InterpolRedNotice. In the previous case of Alan Stephenson, Czech authorities ruled that it was a human rights violation that he was detained, but it seems they have not updated their process to account for #InterpolAbuse If you think you are at risk of an Interpol Red Notice, please check before travel! Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedin
Chris Emms interview on USA extraterritorial application of domestic law
Chris Emms interview on USA extraterritorial application of domestic law in the persecution of crypto professionals. The US doesn’t want currencies it can’t control. Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defe
British cryptocurrency expert accused of helping North Korea avoid sanctions by the US
[Article by Hannah Lucinda Smith, Originally published at The Times, Friday June 03 2022] North Korea’s first cryptocurrency conference proffered an irresistible prize to digital currency evangelists. Held in Pyongyang in April 2019, it promised a rare glimpse into the hermit kingdom’s fabled cryptocurrency sector, which experts believe the country is using to help fund its weapons programmes. Three years on, that conference has sparked an extensive US investigation, which ha
