Lawyers for man claiming he was kidnapped and tortured say Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani’s position as a diplomat in London is a shamThe former prime minister of Qatar,one of the world’s wealthiest men, could be drawn into a series of tall-profile investigations into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup and the controversial billion-pound bailout of Barclays bank if he were stripped of his diplomatic immunity, and a court has heard.
Lawyers for Fawaz al-Attiya,a British citizen and former official spokesman of the emirate, claimed that Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, or had taken up a position as a diplomat in London after leaving office to shield himself from claims that he was responsible for their client’s kidnap and torture.
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Source: theguardian.com