The family of a British veteran locked up in a notorious Abu Dhabi prison until he pays £170k in 'blood money' are begging the government to help bring him home
Hutchinson, an racing driver instructor who also has cancer, returned to Abu Dhabi in 2020, looking for work without his wife and daughter.Officers told him that the family of the man who had died in the crash had applied for more compensation in a civil case, which according to a fundraiser, took place without his knowledge.
Hutchinson was told he couldn't leave the country without paying £170,000 to the family - meaning he cannot see his wife and daughter.He was able to raise £52,000 through work - but a few months later he was told he was unable to keep working because his permit had been denied.She said: "To date, we have been in contact with the British Embassy in the UAE, Military Veteran Associations, and local MPs in the UK as well as trying further ways in the UAE system to get justice.
"We have yet to find anyone that will help him. I, his father, family and his wonderful friends are doing our best to financially support him, his wife and child and the legal costs incurred thus far.His father Malcolm, 74, an RAF veteran, said: "I’m begging the British Government to sort this out.Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained in Dubai, said: "Without urgent diplomatic intervention, James could spend years in prison.
"It’s disturbing the UK does not take care of its servicemen when they face wrong full detention in an allied nation."
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