Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Arabic: عيسى بن زايد آل نهيان) is the son of former United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the half brother of the former President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the half brother of President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Although a member of the royal family and apart from being a prominent real estate developer in the UAE, being the owner of Al Hekma Tower in Dubai, Issa bin Zayed holds no official or political position within the government of the United Arab Emirates.[1]
In April 2009, Issa bin Zayed was subject to a controversy in which a video tape of torture smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates to the United States by two Palestinian brothers, who were his business associates, showed Issa mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods, and wooden planks with protruding nails and running him over repeatedly with an SUV.[2] Issa bin Zayed was initially put under arrest with the UAE government stating that matters were resolved "privately". One of the Palestinian brothers, Nabulsi, claimed Issa bin Zayed breached his contract and subjected him to torture, emotional distress, and malicious prosecution and demanded $80 million in repatriation.[2] Emirati court found Issa not guilty on the principle of diminished responsibility and instead condemned and sentenced the two brothers for using the video as blackmail and extortion.[3] The court was accused, by international human rights observers, of having failed to deliver justice.[4][5]
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^ ab"ABC News Exclusive: Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh". ABC News. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^Amena Bakr (10 January 2010). "UAE ruling family member acquitted in torture trial". Reuters. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
^Paul Harris, New York (17 January 2010). "Outrage at acquittal of Abu Dhabi sheikh in 'torture' tape". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^"Rights group questions UAE trial". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
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