UAE torture sheikh arrested

by | May 12, 2009


I wrote a few days ago about a member of the Royal Family in the United Arab Emirates – brother to both the ruler of Dubai and the minister of interior – who had videod himself torturing a business partner in the desert in UAE.

The video then made its way into the western press, causing much indignation, and threatening a deal for the US to sell civil nuclear equipment to the country.

The sheikh was arrested yesterday. It is apparently the first time ever in the Gulf that a royal has been arrested. Who next – Osama bin Laden? Perish the thought.

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    Jules Evans is a freelance journalist and writer, who covers two main areas: philosophy and psychology (for publications including The Times, Psychologies, New Statesman and his website, Philosophy for Life), and emerging markets (for publications including The Spectator, Economist, Times, Euromoney and Financial News).

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