“I told Captain Mansour I wanted to be sent back to the UK where I can have required surgeries and medical care while I am supported by my family, that they had lost the right to care for me”.

Wolfgang explained that Dubai had tried to separate themselves from responsibility for the abuse of Albert Douglas, blaming neighbouring Abu Dhabi. “It’s akin to us blaming neighbouring regions of the UK in the same situation. The United Arab Emirates is one country and my father has been transferred to multiple detention facilities. It is not his choice whether he is in Abu Dhabi then Dubai then Abu Dhabi and frankly, Dubai has a horrendous record themselves. They have lied about providing him medication for his heart, they have deprived him of medical attention and surgeries for his broken bones. My father has been ‘cared’ for by Dubai, so cared for that he has remained in prison with a dislocated shoulder, broken bones and severe pain. Dubai acts like they are the ‘nice guys’, but their history of human rights violations is well known. The fact is, my father has been destroyed by a city that he once loved and invested in. Now, he’s a broken, frail man with severe PTSD. His treatment is unbearable and this is a man who should NEVER have been in prison in the first place”.

The Douglas family has appealed to ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum to let Albert return to England.