According to figures announced by UAE Minister of Justice Abdullah Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi at the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi, incoming extradition requests to the UAE increased by 235 per cent between 2021 and 2025, while mutual legal assistance requests rose by 244 per cent. The UAE now has more than 140 bilateral judicial cooperation agreements with 53 countries.

Detained in Dubai says Brits with travel bans should be allowed to evacuate

The UK Government’s role in the foreign prosecution of British citizen Lee Murray is a warning that the case sets a dangerous precedent for the outsourcing of British justice