Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew in custody, prosecutors say

Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew in custody, prosecutors say11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSebastian UsherGlobal affairs reporterSuppliedZeynab Javadli divorced Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2019The ex-wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has been taken into custody, authorities have said.Dubai Public Prosecution told the BBC that Zenab Javadli was detained following a complaint made by the father of her three children - her former husband, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.He alleged that she had abducted the children during a court-approved visitation session.Javadli's family and friends had lost contact with her since Tuesday night and had raised the alarm over her whereabouts.For almost two days, no news was received as to where Javadli or her children had gone.For months, she had barely left the house as she believed security officers were waiting to take her children from her and put her under arrest.Last year, her ex-husband lodged his complaint with the police accusing her of kidnapping their daughters.That was after the children changed hands between their parents several times, with each accusing the other of kidnap.Javadli - a former international gymnast - has also been facing potential arrest for e-crimes - online offences - in the UAE after she livestreamed one of the showdowns last year.AFP via Getty ImagesJavadli is a former gymnast who represented Azerbaijan at an international levelAt the time she explained her actions in a video message to the British human rights lawyer David Haigh, who has been advocating for her: "I knew that it was the last chance to be with my children as they would never let me see them again. I genuinely believed that it was my last chance, so I just opened a livestream and called for help."Lawyers acting for Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum have claimed in court hearings in the custody case over their children that she was an unfit mother...