When the ‘Dubai dream’ goes wrong – podcast | Dubai

Albert Douglas tried to flee the UAE when he learned he faced a long prison sentence in Dubai… and failed. Years of court proceedings, prison terms and, Douglas said, even beatings and torture followed.

Scores of business owners, unsuspecting tourists and influencers have been detained in Dubai in recent years; They were caught in an opaque legal system and accused of breaking laws they were not even aware of.

Journalist Will Coldwell tells Noshen Iqbal British business owner imprisoned in Dubai tells how Albert Douglas and his family eventually brought him home