UN urged to intervene over Ras al-Khaimah detainees’ 11-year ordeal
Lawyers for two Jordanian men detained in Ras al-Khaimah since 2014 have filed petitions with the United Nations alleging arbitrary arrest and mistreatment amid an internal power struggle, seeking their release. Jihad Quzmar and Karam al-Sadeq, convicted on fraud-related charges tied to former Rakia CEO Khater Massaad, describe harsh prison conditions including long solitary confinement; Quzmar faces a 24-year sentence and al-Sadeq more than 20. The petitions to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture request scrutiny and relief; UAE authorities have not commented publicly.
