Speaking to the Travellers’ Times, Wolfgang Douglas said that his father was in a serious condition from his beatings and torture and needs urgent surgery and medication to save his life. Albert Douglas has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai’s “hell-hole” prison system for three years. “We are begging our government to put pressure on the Dubai authorities to allow my father to be repatriated back home to the UK,” said Wolfgang Douglas.

Albert Douglas was detained by the Dubai authorities and charged and convicted over two bouncing cheques despite the court being shown forensic evidence proving that Albert did not write them.

After trying to flee the United Arab Emirates, Albert was captured and then tortured and beaten by prison authorities, suffering a broken arm with a “protruding bone,” that was left untreated for over a year and which still requires further surgery. Albert now also needs a wheelchair as he is having regular blackouts. All the prison authorities have so far provided is a broken plastic chair with one missing leg, says Albert’s son Wolfgang.