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“The Houthis promise to bomb Burj Khalifa. My God, please let this information be true,” Is the tweet in question. It is worth noting that we’re not sure yet t
by wara23arish 5y ago
“The Houthis promise to bomb Burj Khalifa. My God, please let this information be true,”
Is the tweet in question. It is worth noting that we’re not sure yet that the tweet is true.
But lets assume it is:
Do people really think that this tweet should be enough to detain/arrest him?
People in the US and in Lebanon (most of the world too) make countless of posts vilifying and wishing politicians dead.
The guy is a Christian doctor from Lebanon visiting for tourism/work. He has no impact or connections on houthis.
I also promise there’s countless of Lebanese people with similar or worse tweets visiting UAE.
Putting my conspiracy hat on:
Elections are coming up in Lebanon, arresting this doctor will make major news in Lebanon.
This will illicit two types of reaction there, people will be cheering this person’s arrest or will be cheering for a more hardline stance and distancing against UAE.
There are parties that claim to have good connections to UAE royalty (more like serfs) who will use this to say that this wouldn’t happen under their rule.
- anonu 5y agoDictatorships over time become police states. In Lebanon there is a healthy history of political satire, thanks in part to the fact that there is no real government. The doctors mistake was thinking that any sort of "freedom" of speech he had in Lebanon would be protected. Unfortunately not the case.