Briton jailed in Dubai for 16 years ordered to sign document claiming his human rights are being upheld Exclusive: Imprisoned British businessman Ryan Cornelius has appealed to the Foreign Office for help after his Dubai jailers tried to force him to sign a document claiming his human rights were being upheld, we can reveal.
In a plea for help to the Foreign Office, seen by The Independent, Mr Cornelius says he now fears for his safety after he refused to sign a document produced this month by prison officials that states his human rights are not being violated.
A British businessman unjustly imprisoned in Dubai has urged the Foreign Office to protect him against “aggressive” prison officials after they tried to force him to sign a document claiming his human rights were being upheld.
Mr Cornelius is currently being held in the Al Awir Central Prison just outside of Dubai, the same complex where 18-year-old Briton Marcus Fakana is serving a one-year-sentence for having sex with a then-17-year-old girl last year.
Despite the UAE constitution stating that all inmates should be freed when they turn 70, Mr Cornelius’ clemency appeal, endorsed by the Foreign Office, was also rejected last year.
