Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed ordered phones of ex-wife and lawyers to be hacked, U.K. court says

  • 📰 globeandmail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 70 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 31%
  • Publisher: 92%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

The Dubai ruler authorized the use of spying software to hack the phones of Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, her lawyers and others during the pair’s bitter divorce custody case in London

“The findings represent a total abuse of trust, and indeed an abuse of power to a significant extent,” Judge Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division in England and Wales, said in his ruling.“I have always denied the allegations made against me and I continue to do so,” he said in a statement.

Once the hacking was uncovered, NSO cancelled its contract with the UAE, Haya’s lawyers said. The Israeli firm said it could not immediately comment on the case, but said it took action if it received evidence of misuse of Pegasus.Mohammed is regarded as the visionary force behind Dubai’s ascent into a global commercial hub. He has sought to burnish the Gulf city’s reputation on issues such as human rights and equality.

In a judgment released on Wednesday, McFarlane ruled that the children should live with their mother.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 amongst a host of other countries that could have been behind it, his legal team said.McFarlane dismissed those suggestions, saying the idea it could be Jordan was “so insubstantial as to be without consequence” and was critical of how the sheik had instructed his lawyers to act on his behalf.

Expert cyber analysis revealed that on one occasion 265 megabytes of data were downloaded from Haya’s phone, the equivalent of 24 hours of voice recording or 500 photos.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

And this the guy who spends millions on thoroughbreds

Ii would care if google wasn't doing it legally

makes you wonder how many murders and missing people he is responsible for ?!?!

Another Middle East terrorist?

BAD BOY...

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Ian Mulgrew: B.C. lawyers won’t debate courts’ new pronouns policy as ‘hateful’ resolution failsDiscussion at law society\u0027s AGM on whether to debate court rules adopted to respect gender differences turned into a lot of name\u002Dcalling.
Source: VancouverSun - 🏆 49. / 61 Read more »

No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme CourtFederal government submission to the Supreme Court of Canada say the Federal Court of Appeal correctly interpreted law on asylum seekers
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Quebec lawyer among eight killed in Italy plane crashQuebec lawyer Julien Brossard was one of the victims of a plane crash in a suburb of Milan, Italy that killed eight people. Jeeze ,what a loss. My Blessings to his Family and friends and Co workers ❤ and to community of the Barristers. Hugs. He looked like he was a genuinely nice man.. and he was successful and in the prime of his life.. what a terrible loss.. my heart goes out to his family.. 😔😔😔🥀🥀🥀 Such a tragedy for all of them. May they RIP
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »