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| Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh |
| 2009-04-24 |
| Video at link A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails. A man in a UAE police uniform is seen on the tape tying the victim's arms and legs, and later holding him down as the Sheikh pours salt on the man's wounds and then drives over him with his Mercedes SUV. In a statement to ABC News, the UAE Ministry of the Interior said it had reviewed the tape and acknowledged the involvement of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan, brother of the country's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed. "The incidents depicted in the video tapes were not part of a pattern of behavior," the Interior Ministry's statement declared. The Minister of the Interior is also one of Sheikh Issa's brother. The government statement said its review found "all rules, policies and procedures were followed correctly by the Police Department." |
| Posted by:Kofi Claitle6576 |
| #4 The UN asked that Bush officials be prosecuted for the irregular tortures, so I've email the UN asking for the same declaration for UAE officials involved in this matter. Below is the email link to the UN Human Right Commission for those who care to do the same. http://www.un.org/contactformcomments.asp?address=1 |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2009-04-24 22:43 |
| #3 It's good to be the Sheikh... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-24 16:21 |
| #2 "The incidents depicted in the video tapes were not part of a pattern of behavior," meaning once is OK? |
| Posted by: Kojo Flusomble8283 2009-04-24 16:19 |
| #1 Where's that dumbass that compared waterboarding to torture? watch this son... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-04-24 11:45 |