Jailed in Dubai: Billy hood locked up for 25 years over CBD oil found in car

GB News: Colin Brazier interviews Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai on CBD oil in Dubai

17 October 2021

'Dubai police are incentivised to secure drugs convictions and they do not care whether there is evidence against that person to prove the guilt.'

Radha Stirling says many people in Dubai are forced to confess to crimes they haven't committed.

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Billy Hood - what will the British FCDO do to help the footballer sentenced to 25 years for CBD oil?

14 October 2021

Billy Hood has been sentenced to remain in Dubai's notorious prison until his 49th birthday. But what is the UK Embassy and British FCDO going to do to help him? Billy's mother says they've done nothing to date and they don't even have an obligation to help. At what p...

14 October 2021

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5 News TV report on Billy Hood cast with family & Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai

15 October 2021

5 News TV report on Billy Hood, sentenced to 25 years in notorious Dubai jail after his visiting friend left tiny bottles of mixed CBD vape oil in Billy's company car.

15 October 2021

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24 year old pro footballer sentenced to 25 years over CBD in Dubai

12 October 2021

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12 October 2021

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FCDO Responsibilities: Are Conflicting Goals Diminishing Efficacy?

23 March 2022

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) with its 14,000 staff is tasked with promoting British interests abroad but the government department’s goals are often conflicting in nature, leaving diplomats in confusion over priorities, placing British citizens...

23 March 2022