Albert Coleman Douglas Junior surrendered his passport as security against his father’s bail but police refused to return it to him. “Five months after Albert was incarcerated and only through Detained In Dubai’s campaign, the family’s tireless efforts; at a huge financial and emotional cost, Albert-Coleman Douglas Junior has finally been allowed to leave the UAE in what can only be described as a travesty of justice”, said Londoner Wolfgang Douglas, who has been tirelessly campaigning for his father’s release.

“Albert was held as a hostage to intimidate and frighten my father into confessing to crimes he hadn’t committed. My brother is autistic and they should never have taken his passport or done this to him. It’s been nothing short of traumatic for our whole family, but especially my poor brother. Despite all of the ridiculous attempts to bully my father and hold my brother as an effective hostage, he has never conceded any guilt as he is, in fact, innocent of the allegations against him.

“Local PRO’s and lawyers were needed to battle the UAE prosecutors. We are sure that without Detained in Dubai’s pressure and their own legal actions, to this day an autistic young man that has done nothing wrong would still be held captive by the UAE authorities in this completely outrageous case of abuse of power.