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Dubai bank is behind British businessman’s 30-year jail sentence, family claims

Ryan Cornelius was arrested in 2008 over a bank loan and will be 84 years old when he is due to be released

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

Family of detained Briton in Dubai say Foreign Office is ‘treating them like dirt’

Ryan Cornelius has been in prison in Dubai since 2008 on charges the United Nations and the European parliament say are unjust

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Family of Ryan Cornelius jailed in Dubai turns to EU for help

Heather Cornelius, whose husband is detained in Dubai, has met with MEPs and the European External Action Service in Brussels.

Euronews · May 23, 2025

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Woman whose husband is detained in Dubai meets with Irish politicians

Heather Cornelius met with TDs and Senators at Leinster House about her husband’s 17-year detention.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Briton jailed in Dubai for 16 years ordered to sign document claiming his human rights are being upheld

Exclusive: Imprisoned British businessman Ryan Cornelius has appealed to the Foreign Office for help after his Dubai jailers tried to force him to sign a document claiming his human rights were being upheld, we can reveal

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2025

Briton jailed in Dubai for past 16 years pleads with Starmer to end ‘nightmare’ on UAE visit

Exclusive: PM urged to fight for release of Ryan Cornelius, now 70, who has spent almost two decades imprisoned on a fraud charge the UN has said is unjust

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

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Calls for special envoy to help release Britons held for years without fair trial

The families of Britons imprisoned abroad accuse the Foreign Office of caring more about ‘not upsetting’ relations with key trade partners than calling for the release of their loved ones.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

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