Sheikh Mohammed ordered use of spyware against Princess Haya and lawyers during bitter child custody battle, which he lost
Princess Haya bint Al-Hussein and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum at the Royal Ascot track in Britain, June 17 2010. Picture: REUTERS/LUKE MACGREGGOR
The latest rulings come 19 months after the court concluded that Mohammed had abducted two of his daughters, mistreated them and held them against their will. Mohammed, 72, and Haya, 47, have been involved in a long, bitter and expensive custody battle since she fled to Britain with their two children, Jalila, 13, and Zayed, 9. She said she feared for her safety amid suspicions that she had had an affair with one of her British bodyguards.
There is no indication that last year's ruling caused any major damage to him personally or to the United Arab Emirates . In September, Britain and the UAE announced a “new, ambitious Partnership for the Future” involving billions of dollars in trade and investment.
In a ruling published last March, the judge concluded that Mohammed had subjected Haya to a campaign of intimidation which made her fear for her life. “As the previous findings of fact establish, the father, who is the head of government of the UAE, is prepared to use the arm of the state to achieve what he regards as right,” he said.
Saudi Arabia and Jordan were among a host of other countries that could have been behind it, his legal team said. He concluded, and the Court of Appeal agreed, that the sheikh had authorised the hacking of six phones which took place between July and August 2020 when a vulnerability in Apple's iPhone systems was exploited.
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