Qatari Sheikh Abudllah hospitalised in Kuwait

A member of the Qatari royal family, who became allegedly detained within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been transferred to a clinical institution presently after his arrival to Kuwait.

Sources instructed Al Jazeera that Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani became considered in a wheelchair when arrived in Kuwait from the UAE.

Abdullah’s brother, Sheikh Khalid, instructed Al Jazeera on Tuesday that his sibling’s health deteriorated attributable to exhaustion and stress he became exposed to below Emirati authorities. 

Sheikh Khalid added that his brother is now in stable condition and should be leaving the clinical institution soon.

On January 14, Sheikh Abdullah launched a video assertion, asserting he became a « prisoner » within the UAE, and that if one thing else came about to him, « Sheikh Mohammed » is guilty.

While he did now not specify, Abdullah seemed to be referring to Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

« I’m within the intervening time in Abu Dhabi. I became a customer of Sheikh Mohammed. I’m now not a customer; I’m a prisoner, » he stated within the video, which became widely circulated on social media.

« They instructed me now not to trudge away. I’m disquieted that one thing else may well presumably perchance occur to me, and the other folks of Qatar may well presumably perchance be blamed. So I vivid wished to inform you that if one thing else happens to me, the other folks of Qatar are harmless, » he added.

Sheikh Abdullah rose to prominence without note faithful summer, when a critical diplomatic disaster broke out within the Gulf.

After Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar in June, Sheikh Abdullah looked frequently on Saudi and UAE television programmes expressing his views in enhance of the measures against Doha.

At an Arab League assembly in Cairo in September, Qatar’s Minister of Stammer for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad al-Muraikhi stated Saudi Arabia became taking a look for to depose Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and change him with Sheikh Abdullah.

Qatar’s response

The UAE’s international ministry denied that Sheikh Abdullah became being held against his will.

A assertion printed by the official Emirati info company (WAM) cited a provide on the ministry as asserting that « Qatar’s Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani has attain as a customer to the UAE, at his enjoy behest ».

« Sheikh Abdullah loved the good and comfortable welcome and excellent hospitality in the end of his discontinuance within the UAE, after he became harassed by Qatari Executive. The provision added that Sheikh Abdullah has had unrestrained mobility and freedom of trot in the end of his discontinuance within the UAE, » the assertion added.

However, Qatar Info Agency (QNA) launched a assertion on Sunday asserting Sheikh Abdullah looked « to be speaking of his detention ».

Lolwa al-Khater, a spokesperson for Qatar’s international ministry, stated in remarks to QNA that « the Stammer of Qatar is closely monitoring the topic, nevertheless attributable to the total severance of ties with the UAE, it’s now not easy to clearly set up the circumstances surrounding the topic ».

The Nationwide Human Rights Committee in Qatar (NHRC) stated in a assertion on Tuesday that it got a criticism from Sheikh Abdullah’s family about his restriction of trot by the Emirati authorities.

« The Nationwide Human Rights Committee within the Stammer of Qatar affirms the illegality of this measure and its violation of all international and regional human rights conventions, devices and understandings, » the assertion stated.

« It holds the Emirati authorities guilty for the protection and security of this Qatari citizen and requires his instantaneous free up. »

The workers additionally referred to as on the international community and NGOs to intervene and be definite the protection and free up of Sheikh Abdullah, to boot to preserve the Emirati authorities guilty for the violation.