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Dubai Police Arrest 3 Belgians Wanted by Interpol and Europol: The Legal Process Behind International Extradition
Three Belgian nationals were detained at Dubai International Airport in July 2025 after a routine passport scan flagged active Interpol Red Notices. Within weeks, Mathias Akyazili, Giorgi Faes, and Othman El Ballouti were extradited to Belgium to face charges of cross-border organized crime, drug trafficking, and money laundering. The operation revealed how tightly UAE authorities […]
Bounced Cheque and Interpol: What’s the Link? Understanding Your Rights Under International Law (2026)
A Lebanese businessman arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol in February 2025 to attend a trade conference. Border officers detained him for six hours — an Interpol Red Notice had been issued by the UAE over a 2018 bounced cheque for AED 120,000. His lawyers filed an emergency CCF deletion request within 48 hours, citing the 2020 […]
Understanding the Riyadh Arab Agreement for Judicial Cooperation 1983: A Complete Extradition Guide for the GCC Region
A Lebanese national was detained at Riyadh airport in February 2025 after Saudi authorities received a formal extradition request from Egypt under the Riyadh Arab Agreement for Judicial Cooperation. His legal team had 30 days to challenge the arrest — renewable once — before the maximum 60-day detention window closed and mandatory release provisions took […]
Understanding Dual Criminality in UAE Extradition Cases: How This Principle Protects Against International Surrender (2026)
A British financial consultant was detained at Abu Dhabi International Airport in February 2026 on an extradition request from Romania alleging fiscal fraud. His defense team immediately challenged the request on dual criminality grounds—the conduct described in the Romanian warrant did not constitute an offense under UAE law at the time it allegedly occurred. Within […]
Interpol Red Notice Gone Wrong: The Case of Refugee Footballer Hakeem al-Araibi
A refugee footballer with Australian protection status landed in Bangkok for his honeymoon in November 2018. Immigration flagged his passport—a Red Notice had been active for three weeks, issued by the country he fled. Within hours, he was in a Bangkok remand facility, despite Interpol regulations prohibiting alerts against recognized refugees. Hakeem al-Araibi’s case exposed […]
Cheque Bounce Laws in Dubai
A British property developer issued post-dated cheques worth AED 180,000 to secure a warehouse lease in Dubai in February 2026. When the first cheque bounced due to insufficient funds, he received a bank return memo within 48 hours and a formal court notice three business days later. His lawyer had exactly 15 days to negotiate […]
Does a Criminal Investigation Affect Visa Status in the UAE?
A practical guide to how a criminal investigation can affect UAE visa renewal, sponsorship, travel, and immigration checks.
What Is the CCF? A Legal Guide to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files
What the CCF does, how it reviews Red Notices, and how UAE lawyers challenge INTERPOL data through the correct legal route.
