Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex

Press Release: Pilot detained in Dubai over WhatsApp text to ex

A 28 year old Italian pilot has been held in Dubai after an ex-girlfriend made a complaint to police that he had sent her offensive WhatsApp messages. He has been experiencing deep depression and anxiety since he realised he could be stuck there for months or years and face jail.

The accuser, a Syrian woman, met Achraf Arjaouy at Dubai’s mall where he had been shopping during a vacation. The two hit it off and began seeing each other but Achraf had been splurging on staycations and being generous towards her requests to support her family. Eventually, he felt he was being used as the requests seemed never ending. When Achraf, from Turin in the North of Italy became frustrated with their arguing over money, he sent her some messages she reported to the police as “offensive”. He called her a “gold digger” and referred to her as a “bitch” and a “thief”.