I wrote a few days ago about a member of the Royal Family in the United Arab Emirates – brother to both the ruler of Dubai and the minister of interior – who had videod himself torturing a business partner in the desert in UAE.
The video then made its way into the western press, causing much indignation, and threatening a deal for the US to sell civil nuclear equipment to the country.
The sheikh was arrested yesterday. It is apparently the first time ever in the Gulf that a royal has been arrested. Who next – Osama bin Laden? Perish the thought.
