A Briton, who was organizing a literary festival in the United Arab Emirates, said in
The Sunday Times on Sunday that
she was sexually assaulted in February in Abu Dhabi by the UAE Minister for Tolerance, who denied.
Questioned by AFP, the British police explained having been contacted on July 3 by a woman
"to report a rape"
.
She was heard for
"this offense which allegedly took place in February 2020
(...)
outside the United Kingdom,"
she said.
The
Sunday Times
relays in detail on Sunday the testimony of this woman, Caitlin McNamara, 32, who was preparing the launch of the Hay Literary Festival in the United Arab Emirates.
SMS and telephone records in support, she claims to have been taken, on the evening of February 14, to a luxurious villa where awaited Mubarak al-Nahyane, 69 years, Minister of Tolerance and member of the wealthy royal family reigning of 'Abu Dhabi.
She was thinking of talking about the organization of the festival, in which big names in literature were to participate.
But according to her, the sheikh quickly began to touch her before sexually assaulting her on a bed where he had pushed her.
Asked for comment by AFP, the UAE ministry did not respond.
Quoted by the Sunday Times, the law firm Schillings, which represents the minister, “denied”.
"Our client is surprised and saddened by this accusation, which comes eight months after the alleged incident and through a national newspaper," he added.