The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to immediately release Ryan Cornelius, a British businessman, who has been detained in the country since 2008 on fraud charges. The opinion is based on submissions made by Cornelius’ lawyers in the UK.
According to the submissions, in 2004, CCH, a German finance house, financed Cornelius and his business partners’ development project through a line of credit from the Dubai Islamic Bank. CCH and the Dubai…
