The ex-wife of a Dubai Sheikh published a video plea for help, claiming she is being harassed by authorities over a custody battle with her former husband, BBC reports.
According to the report, mother-of-three, Zeynab Javadli, 31, pleaded: ‘Please help me,’ continuing, ‘my children and I are terrified and frightened for our lives and safety.’
Javadli was married to Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum between 2015 and 2019.
She has also made a request to the UN Human Rights Council claiming she has been subjected to ‘abuse, harassment and intimidation’, the report says.
Javadli’s UK-based lawyers say that her freedom of movement has been restricted.
The report said the past three years have seen unannounced police raids carried out on her Dubai home.
READ: Dubai ruler’s ex-wife gets custody of children after ‘exorbitant’ domestic abuse
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