"I was beaten for asking for my heart medication. I was forced to drink from a toilet" -
Albert Douglas, Detained in Dubai
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72 year old great grandfather William Meyerhoff was arrested en route to Australia over bounced cheque allegations from a company he worked for over a decade ago. UAE diplomats promised to release him, saying “we sometimes make mistakes”.
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai who is representing William, has passed on the promising news to William’s son Matthew this morning, who lives in Australia. “William was amazed to hear the good news that authorities had promised to release his father”, said Stirling, “It was the first he had heard, despite the British Embassy having been in contact with him yesterday”.
Dubai authorities pledge to release British great grandfather
Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai who is representing William, has passed on the promising news to William’s son Matthew this morning, who lives in Australia. “William was amazed to hear the good news that authorities had promised to release his father”, said Stirling, “It was the first he had heard, despite the British Embassy having been in contact with him yesterday”.
Channel 7 TV - covering William Meyerhoff's release from Dubai, & Detained in Dubai
63 year old tortured grandfather, Albert Douglas, arrives home for Christmas after 4 years in a brutal Dubai jail that left him with broken bones and head injuries.
Detained in Dubai brought his case before Parliament, the FCDO and the United Nations. The UN ruled he had been arbitrarily detained for over 4 years and that he should be released and compensated.
British Grandfather FREED from Dubai - Home for Christmas