Princess Sheikha Latifa of Dubai: “I am free to travel wherever I want”

The daughter of the Sheikh of Dubai, the princess Cheikha Latifa, assured that he is now free to “travel where he wants”, according to a statement issued by the law firm representing it.

Latifa, awake international attention when the british media posted videos in which the daughter of Mohammed ben Rachid al Maktoum claimed to be a “hostage” and feared for her life.

“I recently visited three European countries to vacation with a friend. I asked her to post several photos on the Internet to prove to my supporters that I can travel anywhere I want, ”Princess Latifa said, according to law firm Taylor Wessing.

“Now I hope to live my life in peace, without being followed by the media” the text that was sent to the agency continues AFP.

Daughter of the Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates had tried unsuccessfully to flee the city-state by boat in 2018. Latifa, 35, had not been seen in public since the failed escape attempt.

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Graphics of the princess on vacation in Europe were posted by an Instagram account named “@shinnybryn” owned by a woman named Sioned Taylor.

Communication means They have not been able to verify the authenticity or the date of the photos published two and four weeks ago..

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Princess Latifa al Maktoum denounced in a series of videos broadcast on Tuesday by the British network BBC who is held “hostage” in a villa after trying to flee the country in 2018 and fearing for his life.

“I’m recording this video from a bathroom because it’s the only room with a door that I can lock. (…) I am a hostage and this village has become a prison. All the windows are closed with bars, I can’t open any of them, ”says Al Maktoum, 35, in one of the videos.

“Every day I worry about my safety and my life. I do not know if I will survive this situation, ”says the princess, who ensures that five police officers monitor the mansion from the outside, while two others are inside.

The daughter of Mohammed ben Rachid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, as well as Vice President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates, recorded these messages “for several months” in secret, but the communications “stopped”, warns the BBC. Some of his friends “urge the United Nations to take action», Underlines the chain.

(With information from AFP)

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