associates of the murdered saudi journalist. frank gardner is live with is year own outside source. frank, apart from the reputational damage to sheikh mohammed, what legal consequences might there be? first of all, i should say that very soon after the findings were made public, sheikh mohammed issued a statement through one of his representatives continuing to deny these allegations, saying the findings were unfair and that he couldn t comment on the security and intelligence apparatus of the uae state, which it had nothing to do with this particular case, he said, which was a private family matter. to answer your question more fully, i don t think we are going to see british police travelling to dubai to investigate this, and certainly no one is going to put handcuffs on sheikh mohammed. this is an embarrassment for him, embarrassment i think for the british foreign office, which would rather not have
shortages, borisjohnson has told his conservative party conference that britain has to rely less on foreign workers and raise wages. we are foreign workers and raise wages. - are going to deal with the biggest underlying issues of our economy and society. the problem is that no government has had the guts to tackle before. in london, the high court has found the ruler of dubai, sheikh mohammed, interfered with british justice by illegally hacking the mobile phone of his ex wife during their divorce custody battle. according to the court, princess haya ofjordan s legal and security team were also targeted. sheikh mohammed has denied involvement. let s begin with this report from our security correspondent frank gardner. together no longer. dubai s ruler, sheikh mohammed al maktoum, and his ex wife, jordan s princess haya.
that she felt intimidated. sheikh mohammed denies all the allegations. a billionaire racehorse owner, he remains a giant figure in the equestrian world. but uk law has been broken here and this case poses extremely awkward questions about one of britain s closest friends in the middle east. frank gardner, bbc news. we will speak to frank any moment. let s talk a little further about pegasus spyware. it gives hackers complete access to all the data on a target s phone. they are able to track the location of the individual, read text messages and e mails, as well as eavesdrop on their phone calls. hackers can also access contactless, passwords, calendar dates and photographs. they can even activate a phone without the owner s knowledge, record activity, and take screenshots. similar spyware is allegedly used by saudi government agents against dissidents living abroad, including
things like this surfacing when it wants to have good relations with the uae and other gulf states. remember that britain has left the european union, it needs all the friends it can get. sheikh mohammed is a massive investor in the uk. but this paints him and his way of doing things in a very bad light. this pegasus software is really powerful stuff. it is the cyber equivalent of plutonium to ten. it is dangerous and what it can do. in the wrong hands. it is supposed to be, according to the ns0 who produce it, theissueis according to the ns0 who produce it, the issue is market leaders, it is supposed to be for stopping criminals and terrorists. the israelis are market leaders. it seems to be in breach of british law. ., ., , ., , ., law. how of the israelis event how the technology law. how of the israelis event how the technology is law. how of the israelis event how the technology is used? law. how of the israelis event how the technology is used? the - law. how of the isra
now fighting a custody battle in high court. it has been revealed today that sheikh mohammed ordered illegal phone hacking during a crucial phase of the hearings. princess haya s phone was hacked. so were those of her personal assistant, her security and legal team. and even that of baroness shackleton her barrister and a member of the house of lords. princess haya, in white, fled dubai two years ago after learning of her husband s abduction and mistreatment of two of his daughters. she applied for court orders to prevent her children from being returned to dubai. the judgment published here today reveal the extraordinary lengths that one middle eastern ruler and a close ally of britain has gone to to exercise total control over the women in his family. the measures have been described as an abuse of power and a serial breach of criminal law here in britain. the court heard how agents of the dubai ruler used intrusive spyware called pegasus, sold by israel s nso group to the united a