UAE Bounced Cheques Decriminalised. What’s the reality?
“We only need to look at Qatar to learn what to expect from the UAE”, explains Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai. “Qatar has claimed bounced cheques have been decriminalised for years but that hasn’t stopped people being arrested. All a cheque recipient has to do is report the crime as ‘fraud’ or ‘theft’ rather than the technical and historical ‘bounced cheque’. “The sad reality is that while it shows these countries are finally acknowledging how outdated the bounc
World Cup fans unprepared for Doha dangers
“The World Cup in Doha has the potential of being the Black Friday of wrongful detentions,” says Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, “Because of the overflow of game attendees into the UAE; visitors will be subject to the brutish police forces and regressive laws of two of the most corrupt and capricious countries in the Gulf. Huge sports events can be chaotic, tense, and boisterous in the best of circumstances, and in most of the countries
Interpol Red Notices Damage Reputations: How to Recover.
Interpol Red Notice reports have a devastating effect on people’s lives. Victims can lose their visa status, employment, security clearance and their freedom while being perceived as criminal “fugitives”. Interpol “fugitives” are perceived to be guilty even though no due process or investigation occurs at the time a Notice is activated and disputing a Notice is nothing like a courtroom. Even once an application to delete a wrongful Notice has been made, the decision is ultima
UAE debt statute of limitations
The UAE economy was suffering badly even before the pandemic according to many experts. This 2018 article explains how the desert country got it so badly wrong, and that the signs are there for those willing to look. From March 2020, UAE businesses have been making unprecedented numbers of white collar workers redundant. People who took credit in good faith found themselves unable to meet the repayments and unlike Western countries, the UAE treats debt as a criminal matter. V
South Korean Interpol Notice Deleted by Radha Stirling
Interpol and Extradition expert, Radha Stirling announced the deletion of an Interpol Red Notice against her Australian client, issued by The Republic of Korea (ROK). “The Republic of Korea issued a Notice against our client under the category of fraud”, Stirling announced. Ms Stirling founded IPEX (Interpol and Extradition) Reform, a comprehensive initiative to address the widespread and multilayered problems with the current framework of the extradition process, including t
