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Brit Held in Abu Dhabi Jail Known as Dantes' Inferno Won't Be Freed Until He Pays Blood Money

James Hutchinson has been told he won't be a free man until he pays thousands of pounds in compensation to the family of a cyclist he killed in a road accident back in 2013

Army veteran being held in a notorious prison in Abu Dhabi has been abandoned by the UK Government, his dad claims.

BBC 14 AUG 2023

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An Army veteran being held in a notorious prison in Abu Dhabi has been abandoned by the UK Government, his dad claims.

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XAl Wathba Prison, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

James Hutchinson was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in July and has been detained at Al Wathba jail – known as Dante’s Inferno. The Brit, 52, has been told he will not be released unless he pays £170,000 in “blood money” compensation to the family of a cyclist he killed in a road accident in 2013.

Insurers had already paid around £15,000 in compensation to the family of the Sudanese man in 2014 after a judge ruled James was partly responsible for the crash. James’ dad Malcolm, 74, an RAF veteran, said: “I’m begging the British Government to sort this out. worried “The embassy over there doesn’t seem to be interested in his plight.”

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James Hutchinson was a racing driving instructor in the UAE

Malcolm, of Rotherham, South Yorks, who flew to the UAE last week, said: “James looked dishevelled and was in low spirits when I saw him in jail. I’m very worried.” Ex-inmates have talked of sharing cells with up to 40 others, and said “hellhole” conditions include 50C heat and “rotten garbage” food.

The accident was on an unlit road in the UAE city of Ras Al Khaimah. James thought the matter was closed after his insurer paid compensation. It is understood he only discovered the family had made a further civil claim against him for the new amount in 2021. He claims a court case, in which a judge ordered him to pay it, went ahead without his knowledge.

His bank account was later emptied of another £15,000 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. No criminal charges were filed in relation to the crash.

James, who was a sergeant in the Army Air Corps and has a wife and seven-year-old girl who are living in Russia, was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. He was most recently a racing driving instructor in the UAE.

His mum Heather, of Portland, Dorset, has launched a GoFundMe appeal to raise the sum needed to free him. It has so far reached £2,640. Heather, 74, a retired nurse, said: “We’ve been in contact with military veteran associations and MPs in the UK as well as trying ways in the UAE system to get justice. We have yet to find anyone that will help him.”

James has been accused of not paying 'bloody money' to the family

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Malcolm went to visit his son last week

Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained in Dubai, has vowed to help the family. She said: “Without urgent diplomatic intervention, James could spend years in prison. “We’re reaching out to his MP and the Foreign Office. It’s disturbing the UK does not take care of its servicemen when they face wrong full detention in an allied nation.

“Paying ‘blood money’ is standard in the UAE and if one cannot afford the demands, they can be subject to indefinite detention and issued with a travel ban. “The justice system is clearly being manipulated against James."

An FCDO spokesperson said: “We providing consular support to a man detained in UAE and his family, and are in contact with the Emirati authorities about his case.”

There is no life inside Al Wathba prison