Dieter Kelllouche

“The German government has a responsibility here to ensure its ally, the UAE, does not feel confident that it can lock up German citizens who have committed absolutely no crime, without sanction. The German foreign minister needs to engage with their counterpart in the UAE in this case. They are already aware that the particular Sheikh involved is a ‘problem’, and the UAE rulers can not allow for this kind of abuse of power to continue.” Radha Stirling, CEO and founder of Detained in Dubai

German man has gone on hunger strike in Sharjah’s notorious prison, after being sentenced to life in prison at whim of Emirati royal42 year old Dieter Kellouche has resorted to a hunger strike after his entire life was stolen by an Emirati Sheikh in a judicial system where a spiteful allegation is enough to condemn a victim to a life sentence.Radha Stirling interviewed Dieter’s brother Thomas on her ...

The United Arab Emirates is investing in legal reforms and public relations efforts to attract foreign investors, expats and tourists, but can not succeed while these abuses continue. The UAE should immediately take steps to intervene in Dieter’s case. Dieter has been imprisoned, apparently with zero evidence of wrongdoing save for the word of a sheikh.

“The prevalence of prominent Emiratis abusing foreign nationals is not only frequent, but it’s seriously damaging to the reputation of the UAE. No investor or expat can feel safe in a country where they can be jailed at the whim of locals who clearly dominate the judicial system in the country and where no evidence of a crime is required to jail someone.

Man facing life sentence in UAE for 'upsetting Sheikh.'German citizen Dieter Kellouche was good friends with a UAE government official and tribal leader, but upset him and is now serving a life sentence.