The Londoner who survived a year inside Dubai's brutal jails

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  • čas přidán 20. 08. 2017
  • Karl Williams was arrested, tortured and imprisoned whilst on holiday. His ordeal is detailed in the book 'Killing Time'.

Komentáře • 199

  • @vampireshawn2671
    @vampireshawn2671 Před 2 lety +69

    I don't get why people even go there

    • @emerald_kiwi4046
      @emerald_kiwi4046 Před 2 lety +7

      They go there cus some cities look good but i wouldn't go there it's not advanced developed, not innovative in science and inventions and the average iq is 84 so i dont expect educated people there i might wanna see what it looks like but not live there

    • @ssaifda
      @ssaifda Před 2 lety +5

      are we not gonna talk about how safe it is compared to the US? dubai is one of the safest countries lmao

    • @ripkobe248
      @ripkobe248 Před 2 lety +9

      @@ssaifda safe but lacks freedom

    • @ssaifda
      @ssaifda Před 2 lety +5

      @@ripkobe248 the freedom that it “lacks” didn’t bother me or anyone ik🤷🏼‍♂️ maybe accept for freedom of speech but even that didn’t rly bother me

    • @mattjames88
      @mattjames88 Před 2 lety +4

      @@ssaifda I've been but never again. It's a dictatorship with the current ruler touring his daughters and wives. The country is anti-lgbt rights (like many others). So no, never going to visit Dubai until democracy and LGBTQ rights are introduced

  • @Thrill_Hou
    @Thrill_Hou Před 2 lety +34

    Dubai sounds like an absolute hell hole.

    • @leroyjones7295
      @leroyjones7295 Před 2 lety +4

      If your a drug addict / dealer yes also makes it very safe for everyone else look at Singapore

    • @Thrill_Hou
      @Thrill_Hou Před 2 lety +3

      @@leroyjones7295 sounds boring

    • @darthvader4137
      @darthvader4137 Před 2 lety

      That's if you don't do dumb things , I've been living there for 8 years or more , am terribly sorry for the man but incidents happen each where , and if your from America don't even speak about crimes bec we know what America is

    • @FactStorm
      @FactStorm Před rokem +4

      Then you know nothing about it. I like how you form your opinion over one video. By that logic, the entire US sucks because of a rough prison documentary

    • @Thrill_Hou
      @Thrill_Hou Před rokem

      @@FactStorm what? No! You’re talking nonsense!
      The US sucks because of the guns, racism, MAGA, anti intellectualism, expensive food prices and poor public health services, as well as the prison industrial complex.

  • @banderwinston9957
    @banderwinston9957 Před 3 lety +38

    The amount of ignorance in the comment section is shockingly unbelievable.

    • @emadmahmood3268
      @emadmahmood3268 Před 3 lety +1

      I guess thats how the world is...I bet the people taking crap haven't been to Dubai or lived there

  • @forza223bowe5
    @forza223bowe5 Před 5 lety +38

    Problem is that when you book a flight or hotel to Dubai, there is no small print on what their rules and customs are, if people knew what the laws where then people would be less likely to fall foul of them

    • @thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246
      @thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 Před 4 lety +2

      It's a trick. They want the westerners to ally with them. Then they want to force sharia law on them. I'm a Catholic of Middle Eastern and Indian decent so I know. They killed many of my people for years

    • @Ruder6163
      @Ruder6163 Před 2 lety

      @@thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 ok and Catholics never killed anyone outside of Catholic Church lol??? Welcome to the 21st century, where no first world stable government will kill you based on your religion.
      There doesn’t need to be a fine print of the laws and customs. You should make yourself familiar with them yourself before visiting any and all places that you’ve never been before.

    • @dragonden9227
      @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety +1

      If there was a
      Law their wife and daughters would not escape The country

    • @mrama405
      @mrama405 Před 2 lety +3

      Just like any other destination? Where is the small print?

    • @FactStorm
      @FactStorm Před rokem +1

      That applies everywhere, it's your job to do research. I can't blame anyone but myself if I went to North Korea and got in trouble.

  • @Kez_89
    @Kez_89 Před 2 lety +12

    Pizza Hut and mobile phones in a brutal prison 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @getheroutofthetruck
    @getheroutofthetruck Před 4 měsíci +3

    Vice Interview with Karl Williams: 'We rented a car, and we'd just finished shopping, so we started putting our bags in, and noticed that a bag was already in there. We looked inside, and saw loads of little parcels. We didn't think much of them at the time.'

  • @geertruidaking
    @geertruidaking Před 2 lety +10

    Dubai is not the place to go to jail

  • @hugobossman8944
    @hugobossman8944 Před 2 lety +15

    Free Billy

  • @philleng1
    @philleng1 Před 4 lety +49

    Don’t go to Dubai

    • @thisguy976
      @thisguy976 Před 4 lety +8

      @Hannax123x no one cares.

    • @thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246
      @thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 Před 4 lety +13

      Avoid the middle east period

    • @ssaifda
      @ssaifda Před 3 lety +1

      There is No Salvation Outside the Catholic Church stfu racist piece of shit this story is fake so get ur fax right

    • @ssaifda
      @ssaifda Před 3 lety

      Billy Mulhall stfu I care

    • @Bananacone
      @Bananacone Před 3 lety

      @@thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 why are u sooo racist

  • @Bananacone
    @Bananacone Před 3 lety +24

    I dont believe this guy cuz my older cousin was jailed in dubai for a year too and he didn't say anything about being abused in the desert.

    • @mejeff7478
      @mejeff7478 Před 3 lety +4

      my cousin went to jail and was never abused in the usa. so all other inmates that say they have been abused in usa jails are all liars too.

    • @FransceneJK98
      @FransceneJK98 Před 2 lety +7

      Just cuz it didn’t happen to your cousin doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen to other people. Don’t be ignorant

    • @tongksun4404
      @tongksun4404 Před 2 lety

      @@mejeff7478 after all, the U.S is not an Islamic country at all, well, Dubai is different

  • @buda3d2007
    @buda3d2007 Před 3 lety +8

    Don't victim blame, this can happen, its very authoritarian to anyone who goes against the rule of law.

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 Před 2 lety

      They broke his arm before even a trail or anything ….. this is like hell

  • @davegonnaway6007
    @davegonnaway6007 Před 2 lety +3

    I'd be scared to fart in case I got arrested ...

  • @DRthistle
    @DRthistle Před 2 lety +3

    No info on the "extra bag in the car"? Is suggesting they were framed ?

  • @jameshickey100
    @jameshickey100 Před 3 lety +18

    Even though dubai lovley place but I never go to dubai

    • @love1234458
      @love1234458 Před 3 lety +4

      Dubai is lovely only for few days.. everything is artificial

    • @hyamick7584
      @hyamick7584 Před 2 lety

      @@love1234458 well it’s a desert so what do you expect ha ha

  • @akd2639
    @akd2639 Před 2 lety +3

    What? Shallowest interview..

  • @syedtaimoorhussain4626
    @syedtaimoorhussain4626 Před 3 lety +22

    Drugs are strictly prohibited in Dubai. How do you know he didn't got drugs for the party. He doesn't look traumatised either. No one would tell such story with a happy laughing face.

    • @hamoodalsuwaidi4581
      @hamoodalsuwaidi4581 Před 3 lety +1

      you should listen to this guy u stupid people have some logic please

    • @dragonden9227
      @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety +3

      Lol drugs pill are everywhere crystal is filled in UAE 70% locals are using and even the government servants and pills too a lot u can't see these freely unless u got connections even cocaine u get in UAE u think Rashid Mohammed son how he was on drugs the sheikh of sharjah his 2 sons died they where on drugs mostly sheiks are on cocaine I bet u they snort for party's and to break virgins May God grant them into hell Amen

    • @WoahRids
      @WoahRids Před 2 lety +1

      @@dragonden9227 at least they’re enjoying life

    • @dragonden9227
      @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety

      @@WoahRids Who?

    • @user-rn6hz8pb9s
      @user-rn6hz8pb9s Před 2 lety +1

      Is alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, pharmaceuticals illegal there? If not then your statement is incorrect as these are all drugs too!

  • @sivodesilva9866
    @sivodesilva9866 Před 2 lety +4

    Only go there iff you are a celebrity

  • @dragonden9227
    @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety +4

    Too many suicides story untold

  • @Mikeee659
    @Mikeee659 Před rokem +1

    the name of the charity should be revealed. As there are lots of them not helping, or not sending donations where it supposed to go...

  • @geertruidaking
    @geertruidaking Před 2 lety +4

    I wil never go to that place all tricks on tv

  • @taniamcphelim6900
    @taniamcphelim6900 Před 2 lety +1

    As beautiful Dubai is it can turn ugly very unexpected and quickly not worth going there. I wouldn’t

  • @mt_gox
    @mt_gox Před 3 lety +19

    Pizza Hut and cell phones? Yeah, sounds real rough in Dubai jails.

    • @jorrikatt416
      @jorrikatt416 Před rokem +1

      you skipped the torture part?

    • @mt_gox
      @mt_gox Před rokem +1

      @@jorrikatt416 oh yeah i forgot about the torture.... pizza hut ran out of mushrooms

  • @phoenix-kenzodapathaan5568

    Cut a long story short...we noticed was an extra bag when they put shopping in car!!!
    Yeah fuckin right!!!
    Also Dubai police would not be taking you to the desert for torture and again in yr hotel, it's not a failed state country!!
    The prison story and conditions.....well again it's suspect as is his full mannerisms and wasn't a broken or distressed condition of his ordeal he was painting, that on return to the UK went to a concert etc etc
    Yeah...yeah...yeah...
    Prison is prison

  • @dragonden9227
    @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety +1

    Jail food s a garbage u got to buy.Your own food poor people don't have money to buy and starve

  • @Jane-rc2rk
    @Jane-rc2rk Před 2 lety +11

    I have never felt threatened or unsafe in the uae…keep your nose clean, behave with decent and modesty…I have visited the uae x5 a year for seven years visiting family out there. I’m a white western woman…I’ve never even seen a police officer! Stick to the rules, don’t get drunk, do r take drugs, stay away from the prostitution and all will be well. Other countries have different laws…arrogant to believe they’re the same as the uk.

    • @joshhsoj5812
      @joshhsoj5812 Před 2 lety +3

      Jane why don't you fucking stay there

    • @xWonders_worldx
      @xWonders_worldx Před 2 lety +1

      @@leenobody3249 bro nobody is being tourtered its fake this is propaganda

    • @rihasanatrofolo2472
      @rihasanatrofolo2472 Před 2 lety +1

      @@xWonders_worldx Stop shilling dude, they definitely are.

    • @mehrcat1
      @mehrcat1 Před 2 lety

      Just as well you didn't get raped Jane, you'd have been slung in jail for having sex outside marriage.

    • @Jane-rc2rk
      @Jane-rc2rk Před 2 lety

      @@mehrcat1 … quite possibly. Pity my husband didn’t for having an affair with a cabin crew woman…

  • @dragonden9227
    @dragonden9227 Před 3 lety +7

    Nothing is to stay positive I tried to suicide twice many actually suicide story's untold I was imprison for a year and 3 months just for visa expired to take off deportation took this long but never took off deportation and was deported to a country that I never visited I was born in UAE in 1973 with UAE birth certificate, mentioned UAE national but they never issued me UAE passport like many others still there. I was born and raised in UAE for 47 years when they deported me they didn't let me say good bye to my family or my kids in the airport couldn't see or meet them they didn't let me take my bag money my mobile from my kids they deported me empty hands with only Aed 6 into my pocket I had to sleep on the airport chair for 2 days without food or water I didn't know where to go when I was deported shame on UAE

    • @abbyk7270
      @abbyk7270 Před 2 lety +4

      then what did you do? how did you manage to stay in that country? and are you allowed to go to the uae now?

    • @dragonden9227
      @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety +2

      @@abbyk7270 Iran is a free country God bless Iran anyone can stay in iran and do business you pay 300 Dollars u can get a year visa with 12000 Dollars you can open a good import export business includes Trade license + Visa + Office + house on rent all these paid for a year the best to get General Trading license or Petrochemical trade license. Dubai is a political scam country. Here how it works you buy property on instalment car etc one cheque is bounced after a year on any issue you face jail for a month and get fine and hen on bail u get out after a month after a month your another is bounced this way they work until they sell your house car etc on auction to a new people who don't know nothing about dubai

    • @FactStorm
      @FactStorm Před rokem

      Wow, did your story get published? Get in touch with news agencies with paperwork and evidence of your story

  • @golflinxdubai
    @golflinxdubai Před rokem +2

    Such a fake story none of it is true I've been here 17 years the guy is talking crap, rented a car and there was a extra bag in it would you not tell the company about it before driving off full of crap

  • @AcesizOfficial
    @AcesizOfficial Před 3 lety +7

    Big up Karl Williams👊🏽💯

  • @sunshinescholars3206
    @sunshinescholars3206 Před 2 lety +5

    Bit of travel advice to those wanting to go to Dubai...don't go!

  • @shaz9273
    @shaz9273 Před 2 lety +1

    Anyone been in Dubai prisons between 2009 to 2013?

  • @hdc888
    @hdc888 Před 2 lety +8

    He Wasn’t tortured in the desert, he didn’t spend 3 or 4 weeks with a broken hand, on the 3rd or 5th day he would a visit from the British embassy then he’s treatment would change. He got caught with drugs and they only slap him around to get the info of who sold it to him. To much drama with this kid.

    • @xWonders_worldx
      @xWonders_worldx Před 2 lety

      True this is pure propaganda and if you can't read between the lines you're stupid. Also i wonder what drugs he had!?

    • @allykhan8594
      @allykhan8594 Před 10 měsíci

      That sounds about right!

    • @NoLefTurnUnStoned.
      @NoLefTurnUnStoned. Před dnem

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @thegreenbastard5171
    @thegreenbastard5171 Před 5 lety +11

    Bed bugs everywhere sorta fing

  • @Beat.s503
    @Beat.s503 Před 2 lety +1

    I've been there dubai out jail aweer

  • @michaelsonsarmiento5943
    @michaelsonsarmiento5943 Před 11 měsíci

    Never going back to that place again, no rule of law there.

  • @SouthwardTwist
    @SouthwardTwist Před 2 lety +3

    Stick to the rules and respect their custom. They dislike drunkeness and lewd behaviour. And also no drug use.

  • @harlyslamm2888
    @harlyslamm2888 Před 3 lety +4

    Pizza hut and cell phone! sounds like a nice holiday....

  • @jimtysonfury9725
    @jimtysonfury9725 Před 3 měsíci

    Worst reporting ever

  • @basemalshomali1462
    @basemalshomali1462 Před 7 měsíci

    She is feeding him what to say lol

  • @ttlover7490
    @ttlover7490 Před 5 lety +26

    This man is a liar

    • @u235u235u235
      @u235u235u235 Před 5 lety +1

      how so?

    • @ramatgan1
      @ramatgan1 Před 4 lety +3

      I would not advise anyone to go to UAE. Rule of law doesn't exist and you can be jailed for any number of 'offences'. www.detainedindubai.org/

    • @forza223bowe5
      @forza223bowe5 Před 4 lety

      S Hussein My cousin goes to Dubai regularly, and I worry he will get arrested

    • @sophia6837
      @sophia6837 Před 4 lety +3

      @@forza223bowe5 i live there i hangout will people who underage drink smoke vape etc. while cops are watching they give us warning not tourture us

    • @naseefb
      @naseefb Před 3 lety +2

      @@sophia6837 what's more interesting is, he came from shopping and noticed and extra bag in the car but continues anyway? fishy...

  • @TheFloozi
    @TheFloozi Před 4 měsíci +1

    "Let me first advertise with a giant smile the amazing restaurants in Dubai.
    Yeah I was tortured and thrown in prison without trial."
    "Quite funny innit bruv "

  • @pchristopherdavid765
    @pchristopherdavid765 Před 6 lety +14

    What a load of BS and lies. Call this journalism ...its sensationalism at its worse.

  • @readynow12345
    @readynow12345 Před 3 lety +2

    SURE THEY WAS INNOCENT MY ASS.

  • @BigMacOrange
    @BigMacOrange Před 4 lety +9

    All the prisons I've seen in dubai look very clean well funded and orderly. They don't look like prisons you see in areas with less money.

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 Před 2 lety +3

      Lier …..

    • @sharpasacueball
      @sharpasacueball Před 5 měsíci +1

      They show you what they want you to see. If you see how their laborers live, you can imagine how badly they treat criminals

  • @xWonders_worldx
    @xWonders_worldx Před 2 lety +3

    This is fake story i can tell

  • @daniellaboateng
    @daniellaboateng Před 4 lety +11

    Never go to Dubai.

    • @darthvader4137
      @darthvader4137 Před 2 lety

      Keep that to yo self white boy

    • @FactStorm
      @FactStorm Před rokem

      By your logic, don't go to the US either after watching a prison documentary.

  • @dragonden9227
    @dragonden9227 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes true they beat u if u get hurt or got bruises on u they don't take u to hospital or a court until they see u are fine I knew some of inmates their nails were pulled or electric shocked and some where put a plastic bag into their head so they suffocate by CID just to convince the crime which they didn't commit a pakistani truck driver was brought to CID they asked him to sign around 5 papers it was written in arabic when the driver asked what is it I sign they told him it's just you are innocent so he signed all the papers then they throw him into jail with us later he was jailed with stolen 5 containers sent to 5 years imprison

    • @darthvader4137
      @darthvader4137 Před 2 lety

      What in the Mary Poppins, this shit ain't true I can tell your hating on Dubai aka the uae for this man speaking fake stuff , am sorry for the man about what happened and incidents happen everywhere

  • @forza223bowe5
    @forza223bowe5 Před 4 lety +4

    The laws shouldn’t apply to tourists, it’s just wrong.

    • @samakah5
      @samakah5 Před 3 lety +10

      Lmao, so if cocaine is illegal in that specific city just coz I’m a tourist it’s not illegal for me?

    • @darthvader4137
      @darthvader4137 Před 2 lety

      So if a tourist brought sneaked in drugs and the police saw him they just Gon stand there act like nothing going on 💀

    • @mrmagoo756
      @mrmagoo756 Před 2 lety

      Delete this comment please.

  • @rohp1283
    @rohp1283 Před 2 lety +1

    I only went to one Muslim country, one too many.

  • @papajoe922
    @papajoe922 Před 3 lety +6

    Wow this pure crap. Dubai police would never do this.

    • @george4281
      @george4281 Před 2 lety +2

      Clearly they did

    • @dragonden9227
      @dragonden9227 Před 2 lety

      Wish u be for a year in then u will know all the police are bastards

  • @ssaifda
    @ssaifda Před 3 lety +5

    Dubai police don’t do that this story is fake don’t believe them I live there it’s on of the safest countries

    • @yaafowaa4149
      @yaafowaa4149 Před 2 lety +2

      Get the shit out of here monsterious country.

    • @ssaifda
      @ssaifda Před 2 lety +1

      @@yaafowaa4149 u believe everything u see in social media

    • @who511
      @who511 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ssaifda there is proof.

  • @Reality_Dystopia
    @Reality_Dystopia Před 11 měsíci

    Wow guy sounds like a legend.