Silvano Orsi and The Sheikh's Belt - A Case To Watch

Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan On Right
Silvano Orsi Below

Boundaries of Civilized Behaviour in Europe

Original Post: 11 July 2008 - Updated 11 July 2009

A Shocking Story about the Conduct of Middle Eastern Wealth and Savagery in Switzerland. A Case To Watch......

"I dread to think how this Sheikh treats his Servants and Polo Ponies."


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A Swiss court has convicted a brother of the United Arab Emirates' ruler of assaulting an American man with his belt in a luxury hotel bar in the La Reserve Hotel in Geneva.

Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was found guilty of inflicting "bodily harm with the use of a dangerous object" and ordered to pay a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs (£5,000), according to the judgment.

If he fails to pay, it will be converted into a 100-day prison term. In addition, the sheikh faces a suspended penalty of 540,000 Swiss francs, payable in the event of another infraction in Switzerland during the next three years, and costs.

The court found the sheikh hit Silvano Orsi, from New York, repeatedly with a steel-buckled belt after Orsi declined a bottle of champagne in August 2003. The sheikh, a brother of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was appointed president of the UAE in 2004 after the death of their father, maintains he is innocent.

His lawyer, Marco Crisante, said he will probably appeal. He claimed Orsi's legal complaint was full of lies meant to pressure the sheikh for money.

Orsi, who also holds Italian citizenship, said the judgment was an "immense victory". "I battled for five long years for my rights," he said.

Orsi said that after he refused the champagne, the sheikh, whom he had never met, came up behind him, jostled his glasses, sat in his lap and tried to kiss and fondle him. When Orsi protested, he was assaulted, he said.

Geneva authorities said the sheikh told them he got into an argument with Orsi after hearing someone call him gay. The judgment said the sheikh "suddenly took out his belt and hit him several times with it in the face and on the head".

The three-judge court said it had taken into account testimonies from two former hotel employees.

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Emirates sheik appeals Swiss conviction for assault on American in hotel bar (10 July 2008) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/10/europe/EU-Switzerland-Emirates-Sheik.php

Emirates ruler's brother guilty of assaulting man in bar (2 July 2008)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/02/internationalcrime.usa

Brother of leader guilty of beating (2 July 2008)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/02/briefly-53770510/

Swiss court convicts Emirates sheik for assaulting American with belt in luxury hotel (1 July 2008) http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/01/europe/EU-Switzerland-Emirates-Sheik.php

Emirates sheik tried in absentia on assault charges in Switzerland (19 June 2008)
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/19/europe/EU-GEN-Switzerland-Emirates-Sheik.php

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Additional Pictures (As Referred to in Comments) Have Been Removed In Anticipation of Images and Stories of Humanitarian Actions Being Delivered and Circulated Widely. Could Be Waiting a Long Time.....For The Chukkaa!


Refer to This Post For Latest Information Concerning This Case:

Silvano Orsi - Keeping an Eye on All The Players

Silvano Orsi - Keeping an Eye on All The Players

SILVAno ORSi
Keeping an Eye on All The Players, Their Covert and Overt Decisions/Actions

Silvano Orsi is a Brave Man. He is fighting a Cause in the 21st Century, which has consequences for victims of similar acts of violence in different countries including Europe and the UAE. Let us acknowledge, Silvano is acting in the interests of Civilized Justice and on behalf of other victims, who are unable to seek legal remedies themselves, around the world.

JUSTICE VERSUS GREED

Silvano has been accused of pursuing this case in the interests of money. Well, those with more money would say that, wouldn't they! They say it Every Single Time, even when it is not The Case. Silvano Orsi has Witnesses and Justice Must Be Served. Surely there are other victims and witnesses globally, who have been targetted by Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and His Associates, with the same violent acts.

Some very simple questions need to be answered and publicized in this case :

In which countries and banks does Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan have investments and funds? How much? How long have these funds been there? Who is dependent on these funds in these countries? Why are funds really being held outside the UAE?

If financial deposits and investments are significant, intimidation and threats of removing funds are recognized global tools for exerting pressure on decision makers, including the judiciary.

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Extracts from Silvano's Recent Telephone Interview with Swisster.ch
- American Seeks Justice Against ‘Champagne Sheikh’ - 18 June 2009

After losing a court battle in Switzerland with a member of the ruling United Arab Emirates’ family who whipped him with a belt in a Geneva bar, an American former Swisscom executive is appealing the case to the European Court of Human Rights. A former American expat plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after Switzerland’s top court upheld the acquittal of an Arab sheikh charged for whipping him with a belt in La Réserve, a luxury Geneva hotel.

Orsi, has told Swisster he believes Switzerland has violated his basic human rights in a bid to appease a powerful Arabic ruling family.

Last June, a Geneva police court fined the sheikh 10,000 francs, in addition to issuing a suspended sentence equivalent to a 540,000-franc fine, after finding him guilty of assault causing bodily harm with a dangerous weapon. But in March this year a cantonal appeals court quashed the conviction, ruling that the belt was not a dangerous object.

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DANGEROUS OBJECTS

A belt is not a dangerous object but then nor is a bicycle brake cable until it is used as a Garrote! A woman with long finger nails or even a finger with the right attitude, can damage, even scratch your eyes out. As for a fist...... Any Act of Violence and Savagery.....

It would appear Switzerland needs to revisit the floggings and whippings of Black Slaves, the back bone of the United States of America today, along with the motives and the financial status of the Former Sadistic Slave Masters.

History is an Early Warning System but as we know, only those with An Education, will ever base their decisions and behaviour on Historical Lessons Learned.

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Last week, Switzerland’s supreme court in Lausanne upheld the ruling after rejecting Orsi’s appeal on procedural grounds. The court ruled that as a civil party, the American citizen did not have the legal standing to challenge the acquittal.

Orsi said in addition to appealing to the European court, he has launched a civil case against the sheikh seeking damages and legal costs. As well, he said the US House of Representatives' Human Rights Commission has agreed to look into the matter after he contacted the commission’s co-chairman James McGovern, a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts.

Orsi said he went to a hospital after the attack for treatment of cuts to his face, hands and body after the sheikh wielded the belt. He claims to have suffered herniated discs in his back, permanent nerve damage in his legs and “severe post-traumatic stress disorder” after being pushed to the ground and assaulted by the Arab notable and several of his body guards. “There is a mountain of medical evidence,” he said.

Orsi noted, however, that two employees of La Réserve testified that they saw the sheikh hit him. He said he was disconcerted by the response of hotel staff when he asked them to contact police. “They told me, ‘we will see what what we can do because this is a very important client of ours,’” referring to the sheikh, who was a guest at the hotel.

Orsi said he has been unable to work since the attack and he decided to leave Geneva after twice being threatened in restaurants by a group of three people he identified as “associates” of the sheikh. They were with the Arab leader at La Réserve on the day of the attack, he said.

“They came to me and said we know who you are, we know what happened at La Réserve, if you say anything more we’ll get you” Orsi said. “One of them showed me a gun and said he would use it.” He said he notified Geneva police of the incidents but nothing resulted from his complaint.

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TAINTED BLOOD AND ASSOCIATES

We should not ignore the fact that people who choose to associate and be identified with those (including family members) who are abusive, violent and corrupt, are revealing their own attitudes and characters as well as their own covert deeds with people.

It Runs in the Family...... ABC News Exclusive: Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh
Police in Uniform Join In as Victim Is Whipped, Beaten, Electrocuted, Run Over by SUV

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PREVIOUS POSTS ABOUT SILVANO ORSI
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Dog Bites Attacks - Dangerous World of Possession, Materialism & Weapons

DOG BITES ATTACKS - The Dangerous World of Possession, Materialism & Dogs (As Weapons)

You only have to look at their TEETH to recognize how deep the consequences will be.....

In a world of possession, materialism, weapons and imagery, we often see people using animals in particular dogs, as an attention seeking toy, a protective tool and even as a cheap fashion accessory, in contrast with a Rolex, Fur Coat, Race Horse, Car, etc. We know very well, these types of materialistic objects are not always acquired for reasons of long term investment. Instead these attention seekers, drape themselves with their possessions, in view of the materialistic world.

Some people also use dogs as a means of communicating delusional superiority, self importance and domination over others. These shallow minded vain fools will be guilty of similar acts using other objects. Of course there are idiots who are immediately impressed by such public imagery.

As for those truly irresponsible people who have demonstrated they are really unfit parents by putting their (toy) dogs with small children/babies...... Get Rid of All of These Really Stupid People From My Life!

This post endeavors to bring home the DENIED REALITY of dog people who are fully responsible for the violence and ferocious attacks on children and adults. The owner of these dogs obtained the animal in the knowledge that these dogs could display at any time, with their magnificent fangs, their natural behavior and instincts. Human beings persist with ludicrous notions of superiority on earth, therefore the (physically inferior) dog becomes the Scapegoat and is destroyed, even though it was simply behaving like a Real Dog!

Here are some recent global stories of dog attacks....................


Family's 2 Pit Bulls Kill Rubidoux Man - 19 December 2008 - NBC Los Angeles (USA)
RUBIDOUX, California -- A Rubidoux man was attacked and killed Friday by his family's two pit bulls.


Banning Aggressive Dogs is Absurd even if Dog Kills Human Being - 8 December 2008 - Pravda.Ru (Russia)
A Pit Bull dog attacked and killed its owner in the city of Nizhnevatorsk, in Russia’s north. The tragedy took place on Sunday, December 7, when the man, the dog’s owner, invited his friends to come and visit him for drinks and snacks. When the dog bit the man by his leg, the guests thought that the pet was simply playing with its owner. The next minute the dog jumped down his throat.(?!)




Dog Tore into Face as I Slept - 5 September 2008 - The Sun (UK)
A WOMAN will need her nose rebuilt by surgeons after her dog tore into her face as she slept. Princess Goodwin, 50, has already had skin grafts and 40 stitches following the 3am attack by her pet greyhound Ali.







Woman Injured in Latest Serious Dog Attack - 10 June 2008 - New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
A woman viciously attacked by a pitbull terrier in the country's second serious attack within a week was looking after the dog while its owner was in prison.


Hospitals See Rise in Dog Bites - 27 February 2008 - BBC (UK)
The number of people treated for dog bites at hospitals in England has risen sharply, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats. NHS statistics show the number attending A&E after a dog attack has risen by more than 40% in the last four years to nearly 3,800 a year. Chloe Grayson (right), nine, is still recovering from a sudden unprovoked dog attack which has left her left cheek seriously scarred.




Dog-Bite Victim Sues - 31 January 2008 - The San Diego Union-Tribune (USA)

Dr. Nancy Matthews, a 47-year-old Valley Center equine veterinarian. In November 2006, she was mauled by two boxers that had bitten two other people and were on the loose near her house. “I don't want this to happen to anyone else,” she said.

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Archie-Lee Andrew Hirst, Aged One, Savaged to Death by a Rottweiler
29 December 2007 - Yorkshire Post (UK)

The teenage aunt of a 13-month-old boy mauled to death by a rottweiler bravely fought to rescue the tot from the jaws of the 10-stone dog.


Other Links Delivering Reality
Dog Bite Law (USA) - Attorney Kenneth Phillips is the author of this web site. He has a unique law practice: he represents only people who have been bitten by a dog. His clients include children and adults throughout the United States.

Fatal dog bites in New Zealand
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 10 August 2007, Vol 120, No 1259

Examines fatalities from dog bites in New Zealand and the commonalities they show with dog attacks both in New Zealand and overseas. In 2004, a 39-year-old Dunedin woman was savaged to death by her pet bull mastiff dog: an un-neutered fully grown male, weighing 55 kg. Her injuries included extensive bites to both right and left arms, originating above the elbow. The majority of the serious wounds were found on the victim’s face, neck, and skull.

Dog Bites: Information and Statistics (Blogspot)
Dog Bites: Information and Statistics provides authoritative, factual information on dog bites. Studies and stats on this site are held to a peer-reviewed, PubMed standard.


Abu Ghraib Dog Tactics Came From Guantanamo - 27 July 2005 - Washington Post (USA)
Military interrogators at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq learned about the use of military working dogs to intimidate detainees from a team of interrogators dispatched from the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to court testimony yesterday.

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Needless to say, Real Guard Dogs are not Toys. Unfortunately there are some irrational people who provoke these dogs to attack people, to intimidate and to check the real ferocity of these animals.

Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib were important training centers for America's Virgin (inexperienced) Soldiers and Playgrounds for intimidation and psychological experiments.

Pakistan - Jafferabad - Baba Kot - This is Not Cricket!

Pakistan - Jafferabad District - Baba Kot - This is Not Cricket!

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Five Women (with Brains and obvious Intelligence), wanted to pick their OWN husbands

- Buried Alive in Mass Honour Killing

Five women have been buried alive by their tribe in a mass honour killing, prompted by their wish to choose their own husbands. The victims, who included three teenagers, were abducted at gunpoint, beaten and shot before being thrown into a ditch. They were still breathing as their bodies were covered with rocks and mud, according to media reports and human rights activists.

The incident occurred in Baba Kot, a remote village in Jafferabad district, after the women decided to defy tribal elders and arrange marriages in a civil court, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission.

They were said to have been abducted at gunpoint by six men, forced into a vehicle and taken to a remote field, where they were beaten, shot and then buried alive, it said, accusing local authorities of trying to hush up the killings.

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OLYMPIC GAMES

What does a country's global achievements say about their level of education, ingenuity, values system and their contribution to the advancement of human civilization?

Pakistan (PAK)

Silver - National team - 1956 Melbourne - Field hockey - Men's competition
Gold - National team - 1960 Rome - Field hockey - Men's competition
Bronze - Mohammad Bashir - 1960 Rome - Wrestling - Men's freestyle welterweight
Silver - National team - 1964 Tokyo - Field hockey - Men's competition
Gold - National team - 1968 Mexico - Field hockey - Men's competition
Silver - National team - 1972 Munich - Field hockey - Men's competition
Bronze - National team - 1976 Montreal - Field hockey - Men's competition
Gold - National team - 1984 Los Angeles - Field hockey - Men's competition
Bronze - Syed Hussain Shah - 1988 Seoul - Boxing - Men's middleweight
Bronze - National team - 1992 Barcelona - Field hockey - Men's competition

Pakistan has not won any medals since 1994.

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A Pakistani lawmaker provoked outrage by defending the men from the Baluch tribe who had carried out the killings. Israr Ullah Zehri told stunned members of Pakistan's parliament: 'These are centuries-old traditions and I will continue to defend them,' 'Only those who indulge in immoral acts should be afraid.' He claimed the tribal traditions helped stop obscenity - and then asked fellow lawmakers not to make a big fuss about it.

Many stood up in protest, saying the executions were 'barbaric' and demanding more discussion. But a handful said it was an internal matter of the deeply conservative province of Baluchistan.

'I was shocked,' said lawmaker Nilofar Bakhtiar, who pushed for legislation calling for perpetrators of so-called honour killings to be punished when she served as minister of women's affairs under the last government. 'I feel that we've gone back to the starting point again,' she said. 'It's really sad for me.' The incident apparently occurred about a month ago.

Accounts about the killings have varied, largely because police in the tribal region have been uncooperative.

The Asian Human Rights Commission, however, said the two older women may have been related to some of the teenage girls and were apparently murdered because they were sympathetic to their wishes. There have been claims one of the perpetrators was related to a top provincial official.

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The word tradition comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in the English language: Beliefs or customs taught by one generation and transferred to the next, often orally. It can refer to maintaining an established status quo in the favour of some of the participants. The word Tradition is sometimes incorrectly used, in situations driven by Self Interest and Profit.

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Famous Male Pakistanis (Females are Absent From Defining Pakistan's National Identity)

The poet and philosopher of a revitalized Islam, Mohammad Iqbal (1873–1938), who wrote in Urdu, Farsi, and English, first called for the establishment of a Muslim state on the subcontinent in a statement made in 1930.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), the Quaid-e-Azam, or "Great Leader," rallied the Muslims to this cause and became the first governor-general of the Commonwealth of Pakistan.

The Pakistani-born scientist Abdus Salam (1926–96) shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in electromagnetism and the interaction of elementary particles.

In literature, the paramount position is still held by the great Urdu writers who lived before the establishment of Pakistan. Ghalib (1796–1869) and Iqbal are recognized as the two greatest Urdu poets.

Foremost among Pakistan's artists is Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975).

World-class cricket players such as Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Mushtaq Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Akhtar. Ismail Gulgee - Famous Painter

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Sources of Information

Pakistan investigates 'honor killings' of 5 women - (Associated Press)

Five women who wanted to pick their own husbands buried alive in mass honour killing (Daily Mail - Great Britain)

Shot, then buried alive in honour killings (The Sydney Morning Herald - Australia)

Switzerland versus Libya - Part 2 of "Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi

Switzerland versus Libya - Part 2 of "Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi with His Wife Alin Skaf/Aline Skaff

Read "Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi - Another Belt and Coat Hanger to discover how this story began.

Aisha Gaddafi/Aisha Al-Qaddafi/Kadhafi daughter of Colonel Gaddafi, promised last week, "An Eye of Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth" following the arrest of her brother Motassim Bilal Gaddafi and his wife, Alin Skaf/Aline Skaff. Today we don't see an Eye for an Eye at all, just a series of extreme acts by the Libyan Dictatorship. Aisha has also declared that her brother's arrest was illegal and described it as an act of hatred and anti-Arab racism.

Why is Aisha ignoring the conduct of her brother and his bodyguards over many years, in different European countries (refer to my other post)? Why as a Lawyer, is she ignoring established Laws in Switzerland as well? Her brother and his body guards have a history of violence, attacking police officers and brandishing weapons in public. The Swiss Police acted correctly given her brother's and his bodyguards' history of actions.

It appears Libyans are incapable of adapting themselves and respecting the laws of other countries and their code of civilized behaviour, outside Libya.

Aisha was one of the (20-30) lawyers involved in Saddam Hussein's defence.

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This is not an Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth - The Latest News

Since the release on bail of Hannibal Gaddafi and his wife, Aline last week after two of their staff accused them of assault during an incident at a luxury Geneva hotel, Gaddafi not Libya has embarked on delivering "worrying retaliatory measures", against Swiss citizens.

Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi

Libya: Closes Down Swiss Businesses & Arrests Swiss Citizens
The Swiss foreign ministry said two Swiss Citizens have been under arrest in the north African country since Saturday and that Swiss businesses, including the local offices of food group Nestlé and the engineering group ABB, had been ordered to close.

Switzerland: Sends A Delegation
Switzerland sent a delegation to Libya (23 July) to "give explanations" to the Libyan authorities over the arrest and, it said, to "prevent a crisis".

Libya: Sends Gaddafi's Cousins to Protest outside the Swiss Embassy in Tripoli
Dozens of Libyans demonstrated in front of the Swiss embassy in Tripoli calling for an apology. Mostly members of the Revolutionary Committees, which are close to the authorities, they handed a statement to the ambassador reportedly threatening that in the absence of an apology, they would demand that parliament take punitive steps against Switzerland.

Libya: Delivers Threats To Switzerland
These would include the withdrawal of Libyan money from Swiss banks, the barring of Swiss companies from competing for Libyan contracts and a halt in oil sales to the European country.

Switzerland: Oil Dependency on Libya
According to US Department of Energy figures, Switzerland imports more than 20 per cent of its oil from Libya."One cannot completely exclude the risk of having Libyan oil deliveries to Switzerland suspended, but it doesn't look very realistic, because Libya hasn't mentioned this scenario,'' said Jean-Marc Crevoisier, of the Swiss foreign ministry.

The Swiss Oil Association says an embargo on exports would have little impact, even though more than half of Switzerland´s crude oil supplies come from Libya. The association says Switzerland has sufficient reserves, which would allow ample time to arrange supplies from elsewhere.

Switzerland: Swiss Citizens - "Don't Travel to Libya"
The Swiss foreign ministry has told its citizens not to travel to Libya, warning them that they are likely to face arrest at the "slightest irregularities" in their papers.

Libya: Reduce Flights/Air Links between Switzerland and Libya
Libya has also ordered a reduction in air links between the two countries. Swiss International Airlines says it was told it could fly to Libya only once a week, instead of three times.

Libya: Recall Libyan Diplomats from Switzerland
Libya: Stop issuing Visas to Swiss Citizens
Libya has also recalled some of its diplomats in Bern and it has stopped issuing visas to Swiss citizens.

Libya: Interrogate Foreigners working for Swiss Companies in Libya
Robin Tickell, a Nestlé spokesman, said the general manager and sole employee of its representative office in Tripoli, an Egyptian national, was questioned by police on Sunday and released shortly afterwards. But the office was subsequently sealed by the authorities and remains shut.


How is the Swiss Media Reacting to Libyan Extremism?

The newspapers have taken the opportunity to look at the nature of the Libyan regime – and Moammar Gaddafi's system of government is shown in a bad light.

Hannibal's sister, Aisha, warned last week that Libya would respond on the principle of "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth", as Le Temps of Geneva recalls.

"Gaddafi takes Swiss hostages!" declares the tabloid Blick and goes on to ask: "Does this desert dictator think he can do what he wants with Switzerland?"

"The Gaddafi clan takes revenge," is the headline in Bern's Bund newspaper.

"In Libya the Gaddafis see to it that might prevails," says the Tages-Anzeiger of Zurich. It goes on to describe Libya as "a paradise for shadowy foreign businessmen" who appreciate the fact that there are "no clear laws". In its editorial the paper says that Gaddafi is reacting "as if the law was not the same for everyone in Switzerland".

For the Lausanne-based Le Matin too, the action taken by the Geneva police against Hannibal deserves praise. "It's easier to pick up a few Roma beggars under a bridge and dump them at the border than to arrest the son of a dictator in a five star hotel." "We would have been glad to avoid the retaliatory measures taken by Libya," it says. "But that's the price to pay if we want to remain credible. If we want to make sure our laws are respected by all, including the rich tourists so beloved by our luxury shops and hotels."

Le Matin has its own take on the situation inside Libya. "Even the Gaddafi family knows it is not the Swiss police who have humiliated Libya. It's their little brother who has tarnished the image of their country. His older brother, Seif al-Islam, a good communicator who is working seriously to modernise and open up the country, can't be at all pleased. Let's hope he'll find a way to mend fences with Bern."

The Bund says that despite the fact that Washington has dropped Libya from its list of rogue states, the country remains a dictatorship. "Democracy, division of power and human rights are foreign words there."

Le Temps describes the conflict as one of "values and cultures". It says that although "Arab oil potentates" seem to get away with many of their "escapades" in western capitals, the violence of which Hannibal Gaddafi has been accused is a different matter. "The tacitly accepted impunity accorded to the rich and powerful no longer applies when it comes to human rights and respect for women," the paper comments. It points out that disregard for women is one of the West's strongest criticisms against Islam.

The papers do not want the Swiss to bow to Libyan pressure.............
"It would be too high a price to deny democratic principles for the sake of a short-term success," says the Bund.

The Tages-Anzeiger takes the same line for more pragmatic reasons. It is adamant that even the fact that two Swiss citizens have been "effectively taken hostage" should not make any difference, since this would only expose Switzerland to similar pressure should similar circumstances arise again. "Gaddafi has shown for decades that he is incapable of learning, and he certainly shows no signs of improving," it says. "Switzerland shouldn't make itself dependent on such an unpredictable country."

Is Switzerland dependent on Libyan oil?..................

Blick quotes Rolf Hartl, managing director of the Swiss Oil Association, who says on the one hand that Switzerland has plenty of reserves, and on the other that it would be "absurd" for Libya to turn off the oil tap, since the Libyan state owns two refineries and over 300 filling stations in Switzerland and would be damaging its own interests.

Nevertheless, the Tages-Anzeiger has some advice about the Swiss energy supply. "Gaddafi's act of revenge should encourage us to purchase our oil elsewhere instead of concentrating it so one-sidedly," it comments.

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Some News Articles

Gaddafi's revenge riles Swiss press - 24 July 2008
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Gaddafi_s_revenge_riles_Swiss_press.html?siteSect=105&sid=9367493&cKey=1216892728000&ty=st

Swiss World Radio - News in Brief -24 July 2008
http://www.worldradio.ch/wrs/news/rundown/swiss-news-at-a-glance-170.shtml?11248

Gaddafi arrest brings anti-Swiss backlash - Financial Times - 24 July 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19878efe-5917-11dd-a093-000077b07658.html

"Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi - Another Belt and Coat Hanger

Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi and Aline His Wife -

ANOTHER BELT AND COAT HANGER

A Five Star Hotel Expects Five Star Conduct with Five Star Payments, from Their Clients.

Colonel Gadaffi’s son and daughter-in law Freed on Bail
The son of Libya’s President Gaddafi has been released from a Geneva jail. Hannibal Gaddafi, aged 32 and his wife were both arrested on Tuesday 15 July at the Hotel President Wilson, on charges of making threats, coercion and assaulting their domestic staff, a Morrocan Male and a Female Tunisian. Two of Hannibal's bodyguards were also held after they clashed with police making the arrest.

The domestic servants have accused the couple of repeatedly beating them with a belt and a hanger at the President Wilson Hotel, which is next door to the UN's human rights office. The Tunisian woman was hospitalised.

Hannibal Gaddafi was released on CHF200,000 bail. His wife was released on CHF300,000 bail, because the charges against her are more serious. They both deny hitting the Tunisian woman and the Moroccan man who work for them.

Gaddafi’s wife is heavily pregnant and was taken to the court in an ambulance from Geneva’s University Hospital. They arrived in Geneva on 5 July for the birth of their child and were staying at the Hotel President Wilson.

The Swiss government is trying to prevent the matter from becoming a diplomatic incident, not least because Libya is the largest provider of oil to Switzerland.

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Hannibal" Motassim Bilal Gaddafi and Aline -

An Embarrassment to the Arab Establishment, Libya and Many Respectable ***** Hotels in EUROPE.

Paris 2005: The playboy triggered a diplomatic incident in Paris when he was arrested for alleged violence against his companion after incidents in two luxury hotels in the city. He had to be arrested by armed police at the Paris Intercontinental, but was later released on bail. He was given a four-month suspended prison sentence and a 500 euro fine. He was eventually sentenced by the Correctional Tribunal of Paris, May 23, 2005, with a four-month prison sentence for violence and carrying a pistol caliber 9 mm possession without a permit.

Copenhagen 2005: Violent incident at Libyan diplomat's residence in which police were called, but unable to intervene due to the building's diplomatic status.

Paris 2004: Hannibal drove down the Champs Elysees at 140kph in his black Porsche in the middle of the night. Once stopped, his thuggish bodyguards attacked French police & destroyed a police transmitter.

Rome 2003: Involved in brawl that sent 6 photographers to hospital in Rome.

Rome 2001: Escorted to the airport after brawl at Rome Hilton in which he attacked Italian police with a fire extinguisher.

Sardinia 2001: Thrown out of club for screaming at waiters, blocked the entrance to a disco with his Lamborghini, blasted music aboard his 70-ft yacht the Che Guevara(?), broadcast Muslim call to prayer over boat's PA system at dawn after long night of partying.
Source: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/086600.php

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

French Articles in Tribune de Geneve / Le Matin Online contain more detailed information.

Gaddafi's son leaves Geneva - 18 July 2008 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Gaddafi_s_son_leaves_Geneva.html?siteSect=104&sid=9346795&cKey=1216399641000&ty=nd

Muammar Gaddafi's son and wife charged over alleged attack on staff - 18 July 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/2306868/Muammar-Gaddafi

Gaddafi son arrested for assault - 17 July 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7512925.stm

Kadhafi's son arrested for violence in Geneva hotel - 17 July 2008

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2EbjVGjjxEYaPwGVdgoNJYb2Vtw

Hannibal Gives Gaddafi a Bad Name - 4 February 2005 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article510293.ece

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An Introduction to Slavery, Servitude and Forced or Compulsory Labour - http://hrlaws.blogspot.com/2008/06/slavery-servitude-forced-or-compulsory.html

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GADDAFI HAS SEVEN SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER........

His eldest son, Muhammad Gaddafi, was born to a wife now in disfavour, but runs the Libyan Olympic Committee and owns all the telecommunication companies in Libya.

The second eldest, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, was born in 1972 and is a painter. He runs a charity which has been involved in negotiating freedom for hostages taken by Islamic militants, especially in the Philippines. In 2006, after sharply criticizing his father's regime, Saif Al Islam briefly left Libya, reportedly to take on a position in banking outside of the country. He returned to Libya soon after, launching an environment friendly initiative to teach children how they can help clean up parts of Libya. He has also been on the forefront of resolving the HIV case of the Palestinian doctor and Bulgarian nurses described previously.

The third eldest, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, is married to the daughter of a military commander. Al Saadi runs the Libyan Football Federation, plays for Italian Serie A team U.C. Sampdoria, made billions of dollars in the petrol industry and produces films.

Gaddafi's fourth son, Mutasim-Billah Gaddafi, was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Libyan army. He fled to Egypt after allegedly masterminding an Egyptian backed coup attempt against his father. Gaddafi forgave Mutasim-Billah and he returned to Libya where he now holds the post of national security adviser and heads his own unit within the army.

Saif Al Islam and Mutasim-Billah are both seen as possible successors to their father.

The fifth eldest, Hannibal once worked for a public marine transportation company in Libya. He is most notable for being involved in a series of violent incidents throughout Europe, including charges against him for beating up his then pregnant girlfriend, Alin Skaf. (In September 2004, Hannibal was involved in a police chase in Paris.)

Gaddafi has two younger sons, Saif Al Arab and Khamis, a police officer in Libya.

Gaddafi's only daughter is Ayesha Gaddafi, a lawyer who had joined the defense team of executed former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. She married a cousin of her father in 2006. His reportedly adopted daughter, Hanna, was killed in the 1986 USAF bombing raid.

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UAE: The Sheikh's Belt and the Stilletto Heel of Michelle Palmer

UAE: The Sheikh's Belt and the Stilletto Heel of Michelle Palmer

This post follows on from the Sheikh's Belt Story. What Perfect and Convenient Timing! What Balance we now have, involving the United Arab Emirates.

Why Balance? Firstly we have the guilty judgement of Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, (brother of the UAE President) in Switzerland for inflicting "bodily harm with the use of a dangerous object" on Silvano Orsi, an Italian/American citizen. Secondly, we have the indecent acts in a public place of Michelle Palmer (MP) and Vince Acors (VA) (British Citizens) in Dubai, UAE and a claim that Michelle Palmer shouted at the arresting officer and attempted to attack him with her stiletto heel.

Convenient Fiction or Fact?

According to media reports, both MP and VA were warned by a policeman but were arrested when their behaviour continued. If they genuinely crossed civilized boundaries, they should be duly punished, just like the Sheikh.

Most people in western countries know without even having to visit DUBAI and the Middle East, what sort of laws and boundaries are likely to exist there. Switzerland also has its own established Laws and boundaries to civilized behaviour in public places.

Sources of Information in The Media

Firstly, Brother of UAE president sentenced for attack - Jul 1, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWgnhfj-Vbaf_KqeyinRPx1u5vEA

Secondly, Michelle Palmer and Vince Acors...........

'Sex on beach' row Briton sorry - UK Press Association - 15 July 2008 http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hP1M4NIMF_BZvBW8650oeW8EbJvA
Briton held in Dubai 'has only got herself to blame' says police commander - Daily Mail - 14 July 2008
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034765/Briton-held-Dubai-got-blame-says-police-commander.html
Woman accused of sex and assault on Dubai beach faces jail - The Guardian - 10 July 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/10/middleeast.pressandpublishing