Published: Thursday, February 18, 2021, 13:57 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 18: In videos, that went online on Tuesday, Princess Latifa, the daughter of Dubai s ruler, has alleged kidnapping. According to Princess Latifa, she is being kept hostage by her father in a villa converted into a jail, and adds she has no access to medical aid.
An investigation, that was led by the BBC, revealed the videos, which were apparently recorded in a bathroom, were taken over the course of several months on a phone Latifa was given about a year after she returned to Dubai in 2018.
Latifa s account of her capture and subsequent detention was revealed by her friend Tiina Jauhianen, her cousin Marcus Essabri and campaigner David Haigh. They are all part of a campaign called Free Latifa .
UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Supporters of Princess Latifa have called on President Joe Biden to pressure the United Arab Emirates for her release, after she said she was being held hostage in a leaked video.
Prominent supporters of Princess Latifa called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to pressure the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her release. Latifa, the 35-year-old daughter of UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said she has been held hostage by her father in a villa after she attempted to flee the country in 2018, according to recently released video footage.
The best friend of a Dubai princess who tried to flee the country in 2018 described to CTV s Paul Workman the elaborate escape operation that saw a team of Indian commandos storm on to the deck of a yacht, brutally ending their getaway, eight days after it began.
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