‘I was beaten and tortured’: how a British father and son made a fortune in Dubai then became wanted men (www.theguardian.com)
from Beep@fedinsfw.app to world@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 08:04
https://fedinsfw.app/c/world/p/234336/i-was-beaten-and-tortured-how-a-british-father-and-son-made-a-fortune-in-dubai-then-beca

cross-posted from: https://fedinsfw.app/c/dubai/p/228751/i-was-beaten-and-tortured-how-a-british-father-and-son-made-a-fortune-in-dubai-then-beca

As the Middle East is drawn into war, expats and influencers are under pressure to only share the positive side of the UAE. In reality many are at risk of being put behind bars, and often find the UK government has little interest in helping them get out

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Deestan@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 08:54 next collapse

It is good to tell stories like this, for the public good, but I refuse to sympathize.

He chose to “make a fortune” in a famously and obviously through-and-through corrupt dictatorship known for figuratively grinding migrant labour to bonemeal to pave their roads. Literally chopping up journalists. Murdering villagers for a fake greenwashing project.

He put on tall boots and waded into this pool of blood to “make a fortune”. Smiling at people stabbing each other in the back, he brought his son along to grab soggy fistfulls of blood money. And he just… stayed there until his luck inevitably ran out.

dugmeup@lemmy.world on 06 Apr 09:41 collapse

Huh, eye opener for me at least. I thought they would be good to the westerners. We all know south Asian and Asians are treated like dirt.

It looks like it’s financial takeover followed by prison for the white folks. While it’s slavery for the brown folks.