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Brit Robert Urwin home to England after 14 months detained in Ukraine over HSBC's UAE Interpol

Detained in Dubai

Dec 8, 2019
3 min

Brit Robert Urwin home to England after 14 months detained in Ukraine over HSBC's UAE Interpol

Robert Urwin, released from Ukraine after 14 months over HSBC Interpol warrant “Thanks Radha for all your help, we couldn't have done it without you!” a jubilant Joanne Hazeldine declared when her father Robert Urwin finally returned to the UK, “We are all so happy he's home! Many thanks to all of you at Detained in Dubai!” In 2018, British national Robert Urwin was detained in Kiev over a bounced cheque case in Dubai. The cheque in question, however, was written and submitte

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UAE bank’s Interpol Abuse raised at UK Parliament after Brit’s 12 month long ordeal

Detained in Dubai

Oct 9, 2019
3 min

UAE bank’s Interpol Abuse raised at UK Parliament after Brit’s 12 month long ordeal

Emma Lewell-Buck MP raises Interpol Abuse in UK Parliament Emma Lewell-Buck MP was the first to raise at Parliament level, serious issues of malpractice within the international law enforcement agency Interpol. Legal organisation Detained in Dubai, a leading voice against Interpol Abuse over the past decade, has been working with Lewell-Buck on the Urwin case. “We have seen hundreds of innocent people either arrested, harassed, extorted or threatened with Interpol notices,” s

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HSBC jailing Brits abroad again! Brit’s year-long nightmare in Ukraine after HSBC Interpol Notice fo

Detained in Dubai

Oct 8, 2019
4 min

HSBC jailing Brits abroad again! Brit’s year-long nightmare in Ukraine after HSBC Interpol Notice fo

Robert Urwin, seen here with his grandson 67 year old Tyneside resident Robert Urwin has been held in the Ukraine after HSBC in the UAE wrongfully placed him on Interpol over a cheque he never wrote. It is simply incomprehensible that 67 year old British national Robert Urwin has been subjected to such horrendous treatment after leading international bank HSBC filed a criminal complaint in the UAE over a cheque that Urwin did not even have access to write. Mr Urwin’s wife and

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Briton trapped in Mallorca, Spain facing extradition proceedings to Qatar over £30k debt

Detained in Dubai

Sep 25, 2018
3 min

Briton trapped in Mallorca, Spain facing extradition proceedings to Qatar over £30k debt

British father of 3 Steven Williams from Wales, is stuck in Mallorca, Spain pending extradition proceedings to Qatar over an outstanding debt, despite having made consistent monthly payments. If Steven is sent to Qatar, he could face decades in prison. Like the UAE, Qatar has been increasingly misusing Interpol as an instrument for debt collection, though the international policing organisation has no remit to intervene in private civil disputes. Radha Stirling, a leading exp

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Expats shocked Qatar & UAE banks are getting away with using INTERPOL as debt collector

Detained in Dubai

Jul 2, 2018
5 min

Expats shocked Qatar & UAE banks are getting away with using INTERPOL as debt collector

INTERPOL’s global reputation been damaged over the last decade due to their negligence in allowing member countries to misuse the international law enforcement organisation. More specifically, serious questions have been raised regarding transparency, as Interpol’s top funders have proven to also be the leading abusers of its system. Interpol, as an international organisation, has largely escaped accountability through its complex setup and a level of inaccessibility that a

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Australian family’s distress over 68 year old businessman & father of 3 with, Joseph Sarlak fac

Detained in Dubai

Jul 1, 2018
6 min

Australian family’s distress over 68 year old businessman & father of 3 with, Joseph Sarlak fac

Australian Family man Joe Sarlak’s nightmare began on the 31st of July 2016, nearly two years ago, when he was tricked into attending a meeting to discuss his plans to leave Qatar. He has been in Doha prison ever since and, now experiencing serious health problems, fears he will die in Doha jail. In 2004, Joe was operating a business called Clearspan Technology in Queensland & Northern NSW, Australia, when he was asked to provide a quote for a civil project for Qatar Airwa

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Detained in Dubai

Sep 22, 2016
1 min

Detained over Etisalat Bills

If you have opened an Etisalat subscription in the UAE as a resident expat, make sure you close your account before you leave the country. Over the past six months we have noted a trend in the Emirates of people being detained over past due Etisalat bills. Even if you are just transiting through the airport, you may be apprehended, charged, and imprisoned for up to several months. Overdue bills could previously simply be paid at the airport, but around six months ago, the gov

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