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Crispin Blunt expresses concern over lack of FCDO government intervention in overseas rights abuses against Brits. 30 year old Chris Emms has been detained in Saudi Arabia for six months, fighting an extradition request from the US for allegedly violating US sanctions against North Korea in attending a cryptocurrency conference. The disturbing element of this case is that Chris is not a US citizen, is not subject to US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way. US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way. Foreign Office accused of 'washing its hands' of Brit detained in Saudi Arabia | UK News | Sky News “We are grateful to Mr Crispin Blunt, MP” said Radha Stirling who is representing Emms. “Mr Blunt swung into action immediately upon learning about Mr Emms' plight and has demonstrated true care and diligence for his constituent. We can only hope the FCDO and Liz Truss take his wrongful detention as seriously as Mr Blunt”. “Liz Truss UNFIT for PM” - Brits in Gulf prisons say Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and formerly a Special Adviser in the Foreign Office, has now expressed publicly his concerns over lack of action by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to secure the return to the UK of his constituent Christopher Emms. Crispin Blunt said in a statement released today: “Chris Emms was detained as he tried to leave Saudi Arabia on 4th February 2022. This was in response to a Red posting on the Interpol system by the USA. He has committed no crimes against British, Saudi or international law. He is accused of conspiracy with a US citizen to break US sanctions on North Korea, having met him once at a conference in Pyonyang in 2019. This is a straightforward exercise of improper “extraterritoriality” by the USA and the UK has every reason to resist this in defence of its own citizens in Saudi Arabia. There is no extradition treaty between the USA and Saudi Arabia and in these circumstances the USA should have produced evidence for his extradition within 45 days. His UK representatives raised their concerns publicly and with me and I raised my concerns directly with the Saudi Ambassador in London and invited the support of the Minister for the Middle East on 12th May 2022. Whilst the FCDO notified the Ambassador merely of their interest in the case on 15th May, they did not reply to my request for substantive action until 16th June. That letter included news of no substantive action at all. Having informally raised his issue with the Minister for the Middle East in the Commons several times I did receive a first-hand briefing from officials in both the consular and political teams yesterday. That confirmed that there is an apparent current regional policy of doing nothing to support the position of UK citizens, even if the legal position they are in is entirely without merit. There has been no protest to the USA for their abuse of the Interpol Red notice system, and no request to the Saudi Authorities to return this innocent Briton to the UK so he may face any US requests for justice here. I am unable to establish if the reason is lack of FCDO capacity or lack of ministerial will. There has so far been no satisfactory explanation. I warned in May if no action was forthcoming, I might regrettably have to make my concerns public, and after consultation with Chris Emms and his UK representatives have now decided to do so. Given my experience, both regionally, in and overseeing the FCDO, this lack of active representation of the interests of our citizens is very disappointing and contrasts with recent regional examples, including the case of Matthew Hedges for example. My interests are those of my constituent. However unwise he was to go to a conference in Pyongyang in 2018, he checked it was legal to do so and reported on what happened to UK officials. I hope that publicly expressing my “informed” disappointment I can prod our FCDO team, including its ministers, into action to deliver on what it actually says in the front of our passports: “Her Britannic Majesty’s Secretary of State Requests And Requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary." Please get Christopher Emms home.” Related articles and Resources: Extradition of British crypto expert to USA would challenge UK sovereignty United Nations to hear US FBI abuse of crypto expert Chris Emms Colonising the Cryptosphere - by Radha Stirling Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Crispin Blunt expresses concern over lack of FCDO government intervention in overseas rights abuses against Brits. 30 year old Chris Emms has been detained in Saudi Arabia for six months, fighting an extradition request from the US for allegedly violating US sanctions against North Korea in attending a cryptocurrency conference. The disturbing element of this case is that Chris is not a US citizen, is not subject to US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way. US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way. Foreign Office accused of 'washing its hands' of Brit detained in Saudi Arabia | UK News | Sky News “We are grateful to Mr Crispin Blunt, MP” said Radha Stirling who is representing Emms. “Mr Blunt swung into action immediately upon learning about Mr Emms' plight and has demonstrated true care and diligence for his constituent. We can only hope the FCDO and Liz Truss take his wrongful detention as seriously as Mr Blunt”. “Liz Truss UNFIT for PM” - Brits in Gulf prisons say Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and formerly a Special Adviser in the Foreign Office, has now expressed publicly his concerns over lack of action by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to secure the return to the UK of his constituent Christopher Emms. Crispin Blunt said in a statement released today: “Chris Emms was detained as he tried to leave Saudi Arabia on 4th February 2022. This was in response to a Red posting on the Interpol system by the USA. He has committed no crimes against British, Saudi or international law. He is accused of conspiracy with a US citizen to break US sanctions on North Korea, having met him once at a conference in Pyonyang in 2019. This is a straightforward exercise of improper “extraterritoriality” by the USA and the UK has every reason to resist this in defence of its own citizens in Saudi Arabia. There is no extradition treaty between the USA and Saudi Arabia and in these circumstances the USA should have produced evidence for his extradition within 45 days. His UK representatives raised their concerns publicly and with me and I raised my concerns directly with the Saudi Ambassador in London and invited the support of the Minister for the Middle East on 12th May 2022. Whilst the FCDO notified the Ambassador merely of their interest in the case on 15th May, they did not reply to my request for substantive action until 16th June. That letter included news of no substantive action at all. Having informally raised his issue with the Minister for the Middle East in the Commons several times I did receive a first-hand briefing from officials in both the consular and political teams yesterday. That confirmed that there is an apparent current regional policy of doing nothing to support the position of UK citizens, even if the legal position they are in is entirely without merit. There has been no protest to the USA for their abuse of the Interpol Red notice system, and no request to the Saudi Authorities to return this innocent Briton to the UK so he may face any US requests for justice here. I am unable to establish if the reason is lack of FCDO capacity or lack of ministerial will. There has so far been no satisfactory explanation. I warned in May if no action was forthcoming, I might regrettably have to make my concerns public, and after consultation with Chris Emms and his UK representatives have now decided to do so. Given my experience, both regionally, in and overseeing the FCDO, this lack of active representation of the interests of our citizens is very disappointing and contrasts with recent regional examples, including the case of Matthew Hedges for example. My interests are those of my constituent. However unwise he was to go to a conference in Pyongyang in 2018, he checked it was legal to do so and reported on what happened to UK officials. I hope that publicly expressing my “informed” disappointment I can prod our FCDO team, including its ministers, into action to deliver on what it actually says in the front of our passports: “Her Britannic Majesty’s Secretary of State Requests And Requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary." Please get Christopher Emms home.” Related articles and Resources: Extradition of British crypto expert to USA would challenge UK sovereignty United Nations to hear US FBI abuse of crypto expert Chris Emms Colonising the Cryptosphere - by Radha Stirling Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Crispin Blunt MP has accused the Foreign Office of failing to help his constituent Christopher Emms who was arrested in Riyadh in February on an Interpol Red Notice. Crispin Blunt MP told Sky News that the Foreign Office appeared to have a "regional policy of doing nothing to support the position of UK citizens" including his constituent Christopher Emms. Emms was arrested in Riyadh airport after the US issued an Interpol Red Notice for him for breaching its sanctions on North Korea - although not international ones - something which Mr Blunt described as an abuse of the Interpol system. Since then, Emms has spent five months on bail in Jeddah, waiting for the US to provide documentation to the Saudi authorities, so they can decide whether to extradite him. Mr Blunt, who was formerly the chair of parliament's foreign affairs committee and a special adviser to Malcolm Rifkind as foreign secretary, said: "There is an expectation under international law that the requesting state will have produced some evidence to their claim within 45 days. "Well, it is about 140 days ago that deadline passed. "Previous foreign secretaries have been more diligent and more up to the mark in defending the interests of British citizens," he said of the Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss. "I'm hoping that this public request from me to her, as well as obviously the context of the leadership election, will have her right up to the mark on her job," he told Sky News. "It cannot be said that I haven't spent every effort with her junior ministers to try and get them to act in this area, and so far it's not worked," added Mr Blunt. "I'm now asking publicly, which is really all I'm left with now, to ask our Foreign Office and the overseeing ministers to act to get my constituent home, which is where he should be." Why is he wanted? Christopher Emms is accused of conspiring with an American citizen to deliver a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang, allegedly helping the country evade a banking embargo imposed over its nuclear weapons programme. Virgil Griffith, the American, pleaded guilty to his charge last year and has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Emms' co-defendant, Alejandro Cao de Benos - a public supporter of the North Korean regime - remains at large. Emms maintains that he is innocent and has no real relationship with Cao de Benos. He told Sky News that he supports the international sanctions targeting North Korea and that he had briefed the British security services about his trip without causing them any alarm. Pyongyang trip 'may have been idiotic' Emms told Sky News, there had been a time when he thought his visit to Pyongyang in April 2019 was just a quirky tourist trip, something he would be able to tell a story about. Mr Blunt said Emms "may have been idiotic in going to Pyongyang at all, but he most certainly was not a criminal". "He has been pursued in an utterly unfair way, and our Foreign Office are not really stepping up to the plate to defend him. "On the basis of what I've seen, the Foreign Office policy at the moment - of not intervening in these cases - is not the right policy. "They are not protecting and asserting the interests of the very people that they are there to protect, which are citizens of the United Kingdom," Mr Blunt added. Emms has been in Saudi Arabia since February A spokesperson for the Foreign Office did not comment on the details of Mr Blunt's complaint, but told Sky News: "We are providing consular support to a British man in Saudi Arabia." Mr Blunt acknowledged he was supporting Rishi Sunak in the leadership contest, but said: "At the front of my consideration today is my constituent Christopher Emms. "He doesn't deserve to get embroiled in the Conservative leadership election in any way at all, what he needs is his state to do its duty to assert his rights to the Saudis, and to tell the Americans to back off. "If they want him to come to the United States to face American justice for breaking American law, then they need to explain to British courts why that is the case." The US and Saudi Arabian embassies in London, as well as Liz Truss' parliamentary office and Rishi Sunak's campaign team, did not respond to Sky News' requests for a response. Video and original article by Alexander Martin available at Sky News Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Christopher Emms says he’s only willing to face charges in UK for his role in 2019 crypto conference in Pyongyang A British national accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on North Korea is now stuck in Saudi Arabia, which he says has prevented him from leaving after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) added him to its most wanted list earlier this year. Christopher Emms, a 30-year-old blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist, was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in April 2022 in connection to sanctions breaches stemming from his participation in a 2019 crypto conference in Pyongyang. But he told NK News that he doesn’t believe the U.S. has any grounds to pursue him for his activities in North Korea, calling the charges against him “bonkers.” “If a British extradition judge states that I have committed a crime — of which I am applicable to be tried on — I’ll go,” he said in a video call last week. “But I’m not going to go to the U.S. to face the music for … a law that I don’t feel applies to me.” The 2019 crypto conference is the same one attended by Virgil Griffith, a U.S. national now serving a 63-month prison sentence for helping North Korea evade sanctions through his participation in the event. The DOJ has accused Emms of working with Griffith and Alejandro Cao de Benos, head of the pro-DPRK Korea Friendship Association, to “teach and advise members of the North Korean government on cutting-edge cryptocurrency and blockchain technology” during the conference. Emms admits he played a “minor role” in the crypto conference, sharing information “readily accessible from Google.” But he described his time in North Korea as just “a quirky tourist trip” to a country that — amid the summitry of 2018 and 2019 — “was about to open up in a radical way and engage with the West.” “I didn’t realize in any way, shape or form that U.S. law could ever apply to me,” Emms told NK News, adding he had “minimal contact” with Griffith and none with any North Koreans prior to or after his visit to Pyongyang. “I’m not American; I’m British. I’ve never been a resident of the United States. I wasn’t in the United States … so why does [this law] apply at all?” Neither the DOJ nor the FBI responded to NK News inquiries about Emm’s case. LEGAL LIMBO Experts and lawyers offered contrasting assessments of the legality of the U.S. charges against Emms. Jumin Lee, a U.S.-based attorney with experience working on North Korea-related cases, said there is nothing about the case that indicates the law is being applied to him in an “unusual way.” “Unilateral sanctions wouldn’t have much teeth if you could not apply them extraterritorially or to foreign nationals,” Lee told NK News. And Anthony Ruggiero, senior director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said charges against individuals like Emms “are an integral part of enforcing U.S. sanctions against North Korea” and that “third-party individuals, companies and banks must ensure that they are not aiding the Kim regime’s sanctions efforts.” But Radha Stirling of the U.K.-based Detained in Dubai, which has been helping Emms with his case, said the U.S. has no jurisdiction over the British national. “It’s a massive overreach of U.S. enforcement to seek to impose on the sovereignty of both Britain and Saudi by claiming foreign nationals are subject to U.S. law,” she told NK News. “As a British citizen, Saudi should allow him to return to the U.K. or otherwise they risk violating United Nations policies on sovereignty,” she continued. “(Likewise) we would not accept a U.S. citizen to be extradited from Britain to Saudi for an alleged Saudi violation committed in a third nation.” SENDING A MESSAGE With no sign of the U.S. justice system dropping its interest any time soon, Emms faces an uncertain future and dwindling financial resources to stay afloat. In the “best case,” Emms said, Saudi would lift the travel ban, he would be arrested upon arrival in the U.K. and then he would go through an extradition process to the U.S. “I’m confident — and the lawyers that I’ve got in the U.K. are confident — that we can win that extradition request, we can win the case,” he said. Saudi Arabia could, however, choose to extradite Emms to the U.S., where he could be transferred to the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center. Griffith was kept at the facility ahead of his court appearance in the U.S. Southern District of New York. While London last year offered “complete solidarity” to U.K. citizens targeted by Chinese sanctions, Emms told NK News no such reprieve has been relayed to him, nor have prosecutors extended a plea deal to him. Neither the Saudi nor British foreign ministries responded to NK News requests for comment. Emms estimates his legal battle, as well as his months long sojourn in the Saudi kingdom, has cost “nearly a million dollars” — which he says represents all his life savings. He also told NK News that his bank accounts have been frozen since late April after the U.S. indictment went public. For now, the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are providing Emms with consular support, according to letters he posted on social media. “I’m here living now, really, off the grace and goodwill of friends and family in order to pay the bills,” he explained. Emms said he thinks the U.S. justice system is targeting him as a warning to others. “You can’t prosecute everyone in the world for everything, so you tend to make examples of certain people,” he said. (Original article: NK NEWS: Chad O'Carroll July 15, 2022) (Edited by Arius Derr) Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Drugs in Dubai. What can get you into trouble? The list is endless; Herbal tobacco, herb grinders, poppyseeds, cannabis smoked outside of the country, alcohol consumed on the flight, pharmaceuticals and more. “More and more tourists are being arrested in Dubai over drugs that are not even drugs”, explains Detained in Dubai CEO, Radha Stirling. “Just last week, a Brit was arrested over herbal tobacco because it ‘appeared’ suspicious to authorities. He’s now been told he is going to go on a travel blacklist and won’t be allowed to return, despite carrying no contraband whatsoever. “A number of travellers have been detained after random urine tests have returned positive results for cannabis smoked outside of the country while over the past decade, others have been arrested over culinary ingredients like poppy seeds. “Last year, American citizen Peter Clark was detained for cannabis legally smoked in Las Vegas before his arrival. Man Arrested In Dubai Over Legal Marijuana Now Freed Read More “In Qatar, British national Conor Howard was detained for carrying a novelty and brand new herb grinder purchased legally in Australia. After he was released, Qatar decided to place him on Interpol’s database which subsequently caused his lengthy detention in Greece as he fought extradition proceedings. “Inside the UAE, there is a huge push from local authorities to secure convictions for drugs related crime. The incentive has led to the wrongful prosecution of a number of innocent foreigners who were then subject to lengthy detention before ultimately being found innocent. “In many cases, a single person has been found to be in possession of drugs but authorities have cast such a wide net, that innocent bystanders have also been detained. Dubai drug raid: MP questions detention of air hostess BBC News “Billy Hood was jailed for CBD oil inadvertently left in his car by a visiting friend. He has remained in horrendous conditions fighting for justice but in Abu Dhabi, things move slowly. He will never be the same again. British football coach's appeal against his 25 year jail term in Dubai delayed by six weeks Daily Mail Online “Visitors to the Gulf should be reminded that even when innocent, they can still face lengthy and unfair detention, human rights violations, assault and torture. We fully expect to see more arrests in the region, particularly with the World Cup approaching. Ex-soldier held in Dubai over drugs claims BBC News “Lawyers in Dubai can be predatorial in nature, often charging foreigners hundreds of thousands for poor representation that can lead to wrongful conviction. It is simply not good enough to accept a ‘list’ of local lawyers from Embassies. Depending on the charge, it’s important to retain lawyers with integrity who effectively represent their clients and not prey on foreign nationals who fall foul of an underdeveloped legal system”. Lawyers in Dubai - An Essential Guide | Leading UAE Expert Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, has helped more than fifteen thousand individuals who have faced sometimes unbelievable situations in the Emirates. With her expert knowledge and veteran experience, Stirling has produced this guide to help prevent legal abuse Detained in Dubai was founded in 2008 and has since helped in more than 15,000 cases. They are the first port of call in a crisis situation. Thousands of Brits arrested in Dubai for 'cyber crimes' Daily Star Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai mail: info@detainedindubai.org

Interpol Red Notice Press & Information Pack - Interpol Abuse - Interpol Red Notice Removal - Interpol Lawyer Download your free Media and information pack on Interpol Abuse (PDF attached), produced by leading expert Radha Stirling, one of the most prominent voices against Interpol abuse since 2008. Radha Stirling founded IPEX Reform, an advisory for Interpol and Extradition process reform, aiming to increase pressure on Interpol to make member countries accountable for their abuse of the database and to make Interpol liable for abuse. Stirling speaks on this issue at legislative level, at think tanks, conferences and to the media, exposing corruption and inadequacies present in the international crime reporting organisation. When Interpol fails to uphold standards of fairness, transparency, and accountability; and when it is allowed to become a mechanism of injustice, persecution, and extortion, global law enforcement is in a worse position than if Interpol did not exist at all. Stirling has been helping people clear the name from Interpol’s unregulated database for a decade and a half. Stirling has seen all kinds of notices, green, blue, red and has helped victims of Interpol Red Notices get their freedom back, and their reputations. Stirling’s clients have included prominent businessmen, politicians, journalists, and a number of bank debtors who have been misreported under the category of “fraud”. A number of Stirling’s Interpol victims have been reported as a means to extort, harass or blackmail individuals. She has deleted Notices from South Korea to Egypt, the Middle East, Europe and beyond. She defends Interpol Abuse victims against extradition requests and state harassment and is leading a team in legal actions against the body. INTERPOL RED NOTICE REMOVAL | Detained in Dubai Interpol Red Notice Removal, Extradition Defence, Expert Witness and Litigation support from expert and veteran, Radha Stirling. Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Radha Stirling hails Azima Judgment in RAK case The recent victories in the case of Farhad Azima against the criminal activities of the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) and former attorneys of Dechert LLP, come after years of litigation support, media outreach and investigations, coordinated between the Azima legal team and Detained in Dubai. “We are proud of our contribution in this case, helping not only to vindicate Mr. Azima, but also to expose the entrenched corruption and criminality of RAKIA, which includes unlawful detentions, torture, intimidation of witnesses, and other grave human rights violations,” Detained in Dubai Founder and CEO Radha Stirling said after RAKIA abandoned their defence in a UK trial and offered a million-dollar settlement to Azima. “For well over a decade, Shekih Saud bin Saqr Al Qassimi, the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has operated like a mafia don,” She continued, “His Dechert lawyers acted as henchmen and fully participated in criminal abuses of power; believing they were above the law”. It has been established that Neil Gerard of Dechert LLP hired India-based tech firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory Private Ltd, through an intermediary, to hack Mr. Azima’s emails to illegally obtain evidence they could use to tarnish his reputation and to vacate a previous judgment that required RAKIA to pay him $3.7 million. Based on the hacked emails, RAKIA indeed won in court, and did not have to pay the earlier settlement. Detained in Dubai reports UAE's Israel-US hacking agent to FBI Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre “Overwhelmed by the proof of Dechert’s wrongdoing, RAKIA has basically confessed,” Stirling explained, “They have offered Mr. Azima a $1 million settlement, but he has refused and instead launched a counterclaim to invalidate the judgement based on the hacked emails, so that RAKIA will again be required to honour the original $3.7 million settlement of 2016.” Dechert scandal leads to worldwide UAE investment warning Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre Once Detained in Dubai became involved in Azima’s case, they were able to cross-reference the relevant players in Ras Al Khaimah, and provide his legal team with crucial background and a wealth of new evidence. “We have dealt with multiple cases in Ras Al Khaimah, particularly those connected to RAKIA and the conduct of Dechert’s lawyers working for Sheikh Saud,” Stirling said, “We are very familiar with characters like Neil Gerard, who has been implicated in serious human rights violations involving our other clients; and we have documented a litany of abuses committed by Sheikh Saud. When Mr. Azima’s team contacted us, suffice it to say, we were well-equipped to support the litigation.” RAK’s Volatile Dictatorship Unsafe for Investors Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre Radha Stirling has distinguished herself as the preeminent expert on the UAE and is frequently consulted by leaders in government and the private sector, as well as appearing regularly in the media to discuss legal, political, and economic issues related to the Gulf. She has expanded her work through the creation of Due Process International which supports victims of legal abuse across the globe; as well as lobbied for Interpol and extradition reform through her organisation IPEX. The King of Interpol Abuse Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre “What we were able to bring to the Azima case exemplifies the unique basket of skills and expertise we have assembled in these 3 organisations over the past 13 years” Stirling reflected, “We offer a hybrid of PR and media strategy prowess, combined with legal knowledge, geopolitical and economic savvy, and access to a broad network of professionals, academics, NGOs, and experts across fields from law and human rights, to media, to government. We are glad that we were able to assist in this case, and will continue to support Mr. Azima moving forward. In our experience, the UAE does not self-correct; without persistent pressure and exposure of abuses, their default posture is one of defiance and intransigence. But reforms and improvements can be made over time as long as we remain diligent and pursue justice through every possible channel.” Due Process International Litigation Support & PR ‘Fitch must review new Ras Al Khaimah evidence’, says UAE expert Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre Israeli Snoop-for-Hire Posed as a Fox News Journalist for a Spy Operation Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Qatar is set to attract millions of football fans to the world cup in November and December with hotels so scarce that many visitors plan to commute from neighbouring countries like the UAE, Oman and Bahrain. With this sudden influx of foreigners, Detained in Doha is receiving dozens of calls asking just how safe Qatar is. Regional expert Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Doha & Detained in Dubai, has grave concerns. “Although Dubai is often the focus of criticism over wrongful arrests and lengthy detentions, Qatar follows the same patterns and is very aggressive with their application of the law and pursuit of foreign nationals abroad. Those alleged to have violated laws will face lengthy and unfair detention, a lack of consular support, a substandard justice system and expensive lawyers. “Qatar in a sense, is less concerned about their international image. They have faced extensive criticism from Arab neighbours and human rights organisations for their alleged support of terrorism and their treatment of migrant workers, making them more resilient. “A number of British and foreign nationals have faced human rights abuses within Qatar and are still detained in prison for crimes they have not committed. Local VIP’s with “Wasta” have significant influence over local law enforcement and judges. “We have seen the way a flight of Australians were treated, strip searched and violated by local authorities. This treatment should serve as an indication of the immaturity and lack of rules and procedures within law enforcement. Australian government slammed for buckling to Qatar royals who “consider us infidels” Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre "Tourists have faced detention for trivial issues including having alcohol in the system, “rude” behaviour that is often a cultural difference or subjective in nature, disputes with hotels, rental car companies or other businesses and false allegations from vindictive locals. “Conor Howard was arrested for having a brand new herb grinder in his luggage, later freed then placed on Interpol’s database which caused him to be detained in Greece for several months. Interpol Red Notices can be issued by Qatar for the most trivial of reasons and they will vigorously pursue their target. British tourist, 27, faces extradition to Qatar after being found with a cannabis grinder Daily Mail Online “Most Embassies in Qatar are there to promote trade relations. They are generally unsupportive of citizens who face legal or human rights abuses and help should not be expected. MPs wined and dined by Qatari royals in £4,000 ‘freebie’ Metro News “Members of the LGBT community have already been denied rooms at hotels and care should be taken to hide their sexual orientation. Homosexuality is illegal and the penalties can be severe across the entire Middle East. “Care should be taken to delete any explicit photographs or videos before travel as these can also lead to arrest if discovered. “Swearing, road rage or offensive behaviour will lead to arrest and lengthy detention. Often the allegations are fabricated by the instigator but if he or she complains first, their account will be favoured. “If visitors are at a location where someone is found to have drugs, police may arrest everyone at that location. If one is accused of trafficking, friends or groups may be charged simply for being in the vicinity. “Visitors should take care with their social media presence and even private communications on WhatsApp or text. Anything deemed to be offensive by an onlooker or the recipient can result in a police complaint. “Brits should consider whether they want to support a regime that has jailed and abused people like Jonathan Nash, Joe Sarlak and Ranald Crook. The regime has misused Interpol’s database to extort and try to jail British nationals in Europe as a means to harass them. Countries who treat foreigners with such contempt are a risk to those who travel and visiting could be a one way ticket”. Brit may face decades in Qatar jail after being arrested in Spain over debt The Scotsman Qatar’s series of attacks against Australians: Radha Stirling discusses Lukman Thalib & Ismail Talib arrests Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre Qatar Legal Help | Detained in Doha Detained in Doha is an NGO formed by expert Radha Stirling to assist people who have become victims of injustice in Qatar. Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

British national and crypto expert, Chris Emms, has filed a petition to the United Nations to rule on his wrongful detention in Saudi Arabia and human rights violations at the request of the United States. The FBI issued an Interpol Red Notice against 30 year old Christopher Emms for allegedly ‘conspiring to violate’ US sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by attending a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea (DPRK) in 2019, a time where the US President and diplomats were bridging the gap in relations. US seeks extradition of British national over cryptocurrency conference: The case of Christopher Emms. Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre “IEEPA specifically provides that it only applies to US citizens”, explains extradition expert Radha Stirling, “and Chris is not a US ‘person’. He is not required to abide by US domestic law unless he is actually within the United States. Chris is a British citizen who, in attending the Pyongyang conference, did not violate any British, European or international laws. Frankly, nor did he violate any US laws. It is absurd that the government of the United States would try to impose its domestic laws on foreign nationals, abuse their membership to Interpol and cause the arbitrary detention and human rights violations of a young man in Saudi Arabia. It is insulting to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the international community that the US is imposing on their sovereignty and trying to export domestic laws with aggressive and abusive tactics. “Countries need to draw a red line and let the US know that their jurisdiction stops 12 nautical miles from their land borders. Foreign nationals can NOT be expected to learn American law at school and should never be extradited for alleged violations of US domestic law OUTSIDE of the US. Extradition of British crypto expert to USA would challenge UK sovereignty Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre “It starts with going after ‘terrorists’ or journalists and then it extends to average people like Chris Emms who the US wants to use to make a ‘point’ to the crypto community. The US wants their sanctions to be obeyed by everyone, not just the sanctioned party but abusing the law to enforce their foreign policy is not the way to do it. If they want Brits to follow US sanctions, they should lobby the British government to impose the same sanctions on their citizens. British citizens are only required to follow the legal sanctions of their own country. “Our governments must be held to account for their increasing overreach of powers. We are calling on The United Nations to emphasise the principles of sovereignty to the US and to recommend the immediate release of Christopher Emms and compensation for the hundreds of thousands in legal bills he has had to foot”. See why the US is persecuting crypto professionals: Colonising the Cryptosphere - by Radha Stirling Due Process Newsroom & Media Centre Stirling has helped clients delete wrongful Interpol Red Notice’s since 2008. “The misuse of Interpol’s database is so appalling, especially so when it comes from countries like the US from whom we expect a better standard of due process. We regularly defend clients from extradition proceedings all over the world. These are the most frightening times of people’s lives. It’s something nobody expects they will have to deal with in their lifetime. They are not international fugitives, drug lords or terrorists. They are average workers, flight attendants, pilots and entrepreneurs with no criminal history but because Interpol has immunity, there is no incentive to improve their standards.” Stirling has acted for a number of clients petitioning for United Nations involvement, including Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum. “The UN is often the last resort for those who have tried everything legally and diplomatically to resolve their situation. It’s important that the UN human rights and sovereignty principles are enforced against countries who would willingly violate them. We hope the FBI will review their criteria for submitting Interpol Red Notices to ensure they are acting within international guidelines in the future”. Home | CLAN Crypto Legal Advocacy Network. An international alliance to protect and defend crypto professionals against state harassment & legal abuse. Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an #Interpol Red Notice against an #Australian citizen over “forged bounced cheque” he could not have authored. The bank never communicated there were any issues with his account and the first he heard of it, was when he was arrested in Prague and jailed on the basis of the Interpol Red Notice. This is not the first time Prague has detained a foreign national on behalf of Qatar. He was denied bail and forced to hire a lawyer to defend the extradition request. The last time #Czech detained a foreigner on the basis of a Qatar notice, the courts ruled it was a violation of his human rights but it seems they have not learned their lesson. After months in prison, a judge finally denied the extradition request. It was not possible that he had written the cheque in question and was not even in the country at the time. “QNB is one of the most aggressive banks with their use of Interpol’s database, frequently using the crime reporting system to extort, harass and punish customers”, said Radha Stirling, Interpol expert and founder of IPEX. “We will be removing the Interpol Red Notice but urge anyone who could be at risk of red notice to check with us before travel. The notices are not published on Interpol’s website and numerous people have been apprehended in Europe and abroad”. Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Radha Stirling is the leading exponent of highlighting human rights abuses and assisting those caught in legal disputes in Dubai, and the UAE. She had a key role in the famous failed freedom escape of Princess Latifa. Radha also discusses past cases such as the woman locked up for calling someone a horse online and goes on to explain how she founded her organisation (Detained in Dubai) without having any connection to Dubai. The conversation turns the spotlight on Sheikh Mohammed, #Dubai's ruler, and how his political outlook has changed, becoming more authoritarian. What Radha says could change your perception of Dubai, a popular holiday destination for millions. #DetainedinDubai #ChrisSweeney #Podcast #RadhaStirling Chris Sweeney is a feature writer and author. Follow him @writes_sweeney Follow Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling and Due Process International at PROWLY Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org

Woman detained in #Greece over #Qatar issued #InterpolRedNotice over an alleged £20,000 debt that she was not aware of. Her bank advised her that her end of service leave and salary would cover the loan facility. They made no contact with her and two years later, she found herself detained over an almost 100,000 debt she had been convicted of in absentia. Greece denied the #extradition request but the traumatic experience and wrongful Interpol notice have caused her no end of troubles. Please check your Interpol status if you think you may be at risk. IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts Detained in Dubai: http://www.detainedindubai.org Detained in Doha: https://www.detainedindoha.org Radha Stirling: http://www.radhastirling.com CLAN - Crypto Legal Advocacy Network - https://www.bitclan.org/ Due Process International: http://www.dueprocess.international IPEX - Interpol & Extradition Reform & Defence Experts - https://www.ipexreform.com/ Podcast: http://www.gulfinjustice.news Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KH20nw... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/detainedindubai Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/detainedindu... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/detainedindubai Email: info@detainedindubai.org