Minister in UAE faces charges of sexual assault
Minister in UAE faces charges of sexual assault
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Recently, a minister in UAE has been charged with sexual assault. A British woman acting on a literary festival in the United Arab Emirates has claimed that she was sexually assaulted. She stated that it was done by the UAE minister for tolerance, according to The Sunday Times newspaper. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, 69, who has refused any wrongdoing, is being investigated by Scotland Yard, the newspaper stated in an article on Sunday. The charge supposedly happened when Hay literary festival worker Caitlin McNamara, 32, who has waived her right to anonymity, visited the minister at a private island villa on Valentine’s day, the report said.

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The claimed victim said the attack happened when she accepted an invitation to meet the sheikh shortly before the opening of the inaugural Hay Festival Abu Dhabi. In the UK, she later made a formal grievance to the Metropolitan Police who are investigating it as an allegation of rape, the report added. Chair of the Hay Festival board, Caroline Michel, said: “What happened to our friend and colleague Caitlin McNamara in Abu Dhabi last February was an appalling violation and a hideous abuse of trust and position.

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“Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan made a mockery of his ministerial responsibilities and tragically undermined his government’s attempt to work with Hay Festival to promote free speech and female empowerment,” The Sunday Times report quoted her as saying in a statement. London libel lawyers Schillings told a leading daily: “Our client is surprised and saddened by this allegation, which arrives eight months after the alleged incident and via a national newspaper. The account is denied.” The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a woman contacted officers in July to report an allegation of rape.

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