The BBC has published a video it said was of Princess Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai's daughters, saying that she was being held against her will in a barricaded villa. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum drew international attention in 2018 when a human rights group released a video made by her in which she described an attempt to escape Dubai. The 35-year-old said she was making the video in the bathroom of the villa, the only room she could lock herself into. The Dubai government's media office referred questions about the video to Sheikh Mohammed's law firm, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Appearing alert and speaking calmly, Latifa said in the video that there were police officers stationed outside and inside the villa.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 16, 2021 20:37 UTC