The videos, released by the BBC, show Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum at a "jail villa," apparently located in the skyscraper-studded city-state in the United Arab Emirates. Her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also serves as the prime minister and vice president in the hereditarily ruled UAE. Princess Latifa al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai's ruler, has smuggled a series of videos out of captivity describing herself as being held 'hostage' by her father. Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum pictured December 2019. The High Court in London last year published rulings relating to the legal battle between Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his former wife Princess Haya bint Al Hussain of Jordan.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2021 17:46 UTC