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When the ‘Dubai dream’ goes wrong - podcast

Journalist Will Coldwell tells the story of how a British businessman was imprisoned in Dubai – and how his family finally got him homeWhen Albert Douglas found out he was facing a long prison sentence in Dubai, he tried to escape the UAE … and failed. What followed was years of court proceedings, t...

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by Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Will Coldwell; produced by Ivor Manley, Eli Block and Ross Burns; executive producer Alex Atack
When the ‘Dubai dream’ goes wrong - podcast

Journalist Will Coldwell tells the story of how a British businessman was imprisoned in Dubai – and how his family finally got him home

When Albert Douglas found out he was facing a long prison sentence in Dubai, he tried to escape the UAE … and failed. What followed was years of court proceedings, time in prison and even, Douglas says, beatings and torture.

In recent years, scores of business owners, unsuspecting tourists and influencers have been detained in Dubai – caught up in an opaque legal system, charged with breaking laws they may not even have been aware of.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Will Coldwell; produced by Ivor Manley, Eli Block and Ross Burns; executive producer Alex Atack.

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