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THREE Australians have been arrested in Dubai as part of a long-running investigation by the local authorities into corruption allegations in the wealthy Persian Gulf emirate.


It is not known where the three Australians worked or what positions they held. One of the men, in his 40s, is from Victoria and is believed to be married with children. It is not known what states the others are from.


The London newspaper the Financial Times reported that there were "indications" that Dubai's ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, "plans to leave no stone unturned" to allow investigators the "freedom" to build their case.


The sheik last year bought the Woodlands Stud of the chickens magnate Bob Ingham for more than $460 million, making the Dubai ruler and world's biggest owner of thoroughbreds the dominant force in Australian racing.


The stud is famed for the Godolphin racing empire, which produced the winner of last year's Caulfield Cup, All The Good. The ruler's brother, Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has twice won the Melbourne Cup.


The Financial Times reported last year that a Dubai senior board member of a state investment fund had been detained on allegations of embezzlement.


The newspaper's Gulf business correspondent also wrote in August that authorities had started a fresh investigation into "financial irregularities" at the Dubai Islamic Bank and its real estate unit.


A spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said yesterday that consular officials were trying to confirm that the men had been detained in Dubai in recent days.


"If the reports are confirmed, immediate consular access will be required," he said. The Financial Times reported that the fraud investigation had "mutated into an audit of government-wide graft".


The correspondent wrote that in Dubai many cases of fraud did not go to trial and that "businessmen accused of fraud are detained by the state security service".


The concern expressed by some familiar with the Dubai system of investigation is obtaining access to those detained.


Some suspects have been detained for some time without being charged.

It is not known where the three Australians worked or what positions they held. One of the men, in his 40s, is from Victoria and is believed to be married with children. It is not known what states the others are from.

Sh*t, imagine being caught with your hand in the pocket of the bloody Sheikh! I can't imagine a worse situation.

OK, maybe being caught shagging Putin's daughter would be worse.

^^^Tells us something from Dubai Jail, after scraping through Sheikh Mo's pockets^^^

Ahemmm.....Intresting...

Three detained in Dubai corruption probe
by Rob MorrisThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Wednesday, 11 February 2009

zoomCORRUPTION PROBE: Three managers from the Waterfront development have been detained on bribery charges. (Artist Impression)Dubai authorities investigating alleged fraud among local property companies and banks have detained three senior managers at Nakheel’s Waterfront development.

Two of those held are confirmed to be Australian nationals, who were detained after questioning on Jan.25 in relation to allegations of bribery, the Australian Foreign Ministry told UK daily the Financial Times.

One of the Australian detainees is former Waterfront managing director Matt Joyce, who was made redundant from Waterfront last month, it was reported on Wednesday.

Bribery is extremely common here. The company I work for narrowly missed a big scandal when one of the big guys was taking bribes for projects. Luckily, we caught him and fired his A$$

maximusprime wrote:Bribery is extremely common here.

Yep. Especially in the construction industry.

maximusprime wrote:Bribery is extremely common here. The company I work for narrowly missed a big scandal when one of the big guys was taking bribes for projects. Luckily, we caught him and fired his A$$

Thats the problem, you fired the guy, but you didn't prosecute him, this would help to stop the corruption when people realised that they would be behind bars.

sage & onion wrote:

maximusprime wrote:Bribery is extremely common here. The company I work for narrowly missed a big scandal when one of the big guys was taking bribes for projects. Luckily, we caught him and fired his A$$

Thats the problem, you fired the guy, but you didn't prosecute him, this would help to stop the corruption when people realised that they would be behind bars.

tut tut Sage

you forgot the golden rule " remember, nothing bad ever happens in dubai"

tat tat everyone,

hypocracy is nothing new...

arniegang wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

maximusprime wrote:Bribery is extremely common here. The company I work for narrowly missed a big scandal when one of the big guys was taking bribes for projects. Luckily, we caught him and fired his A$$

Thats the problem, you fired the guy, but you didn't prosecute him, this would help to stop the corruption when people realised that they would be behind bars.

tut tut Sage

you forgot the golden rule " remember, nothing bad ever happens in dubai"

Are you sure????

I'm sure

me too

maximusprime wrote:Bribery is extremely common here. The company I work for narrowly missed a big scandal when one of the big guys was taking bribes for projects. Luckily, we caught him and fired his A$$

would luv to have more info on this and what exactly did you do? I come across many indians doing this. but dont know what to do. who to approach etc.