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Mary Robinson met Princess Latifa for dinner in Dubai
Princess Latifa – the daughter of the ruler of Dubai – was one of the last people she saw alive: Mary Robinson apologizes for not being more careful when she travels to Dubai now in 2018. Visited former Irish President Latifa for dinner. What was not clear to her: the princess was still being held captive by her family against her will.
The ruling party in Dubai claimed that Latifa had mental health problems
The ruling party in Dubai cited Mary Robinson’s visit as evidence that Latifa was not abducted and that she was fine. In an interview with Irish broadcaster RTE, the former president said, “It was her biggest mistake that Latifa did not see the situation she found herself in,” said Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Latifa at the time as a “young woman with problems”.
Robinson told the BBC he had reason to believe the princess had bipolar disorder. She did not ask any further questions as she did not want to address Latifa about the traumatic events. Robinson now regrets this. She explained that she now believes in the princess “100 percent” and that she was “innocent” at the time. You have now contacted Irish Foreign Minister Simon Covni about the case.
There have been no signs of life for months from Princess Latifa
In February, the princess’ friends published video recordings of Latifa, now 36 years old and unheard of by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The woman said in the video that she was locked up like a hostage in a villa and was not even allowed to comfort herself in front of the door.
For a while, the princess was able to keep in touch with friends, and suddenly the connection was severed. With no sign of life from Latifa for months, her friends are very worried that something may have happened to the 36-year-old. The ruling party in Dubai said Latifa would be cared for by family members and medical staff at home. “She is recovering and we hope she will return to public life in due course,” the BBC quoted the family as saying.
Sheikh Mohammed Princess Shamsa is being held in Dubai
Latifa made a miraculous escape attempt in February 2018 to escape her father’s control. They left the country through rubber dinghies and yards and were stopped by a special force off the Indian coast and taken to Dubai.
Latifa’s older sister faced a similar fate. Princess Shamsa attempted to secede from the UK in 2000. Her father’s servants chased her to Cambridge and forced her to return home. A British court last year found Sheikh Mohammed responsible for abducting his two daughters and threatening one of his wives, Princess Haya, as part of a divorce proceedings.
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