While Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is visiting the UK, enjoying the hospitality of London; two expats are languishing in a Doha jail and may never see England again. Jonathan Nash and Australian cellmate Joseph Sarlak have both been sentenced to what amounts to life imprisonment for nothing more than bounced cheques, a serious crime of which they were both set up. Both cases are strikingly similar, each was essentially framed by their Qatari business partners and hel

Jonathan Nash, 48, was CEO of Top House, a company based in Doha, which offers management services to the construction industry Due to an internal dispute in the firm, payments were blocked from the company Because Nash had written them himself, he was liable for them under Qatari law He was jailed for 37 years and has been languishing in the Central Prison, in the Qatari capital of Doha, for three years He told MailOnline he fears he will die in jail before he is allowed to

If someone was given a 37 years prison sentence in Europe or the UK you’d expect them to be a violent criminal. This is not the case in Qatar as horrified British businessman Jonathan Nash has discovered.. He has been given essentially life imprisonment for nothing more than bounced cheques. Jonathan Nash, is CEO of Top House in Qatar, he has 27 years of experience in the electronic security systems industry. Top House offers technical, commercial and management services to t