Each case to its merits. It seems that from posts here yesterday from an obvious UAE expatriate, the gay rape is more culturally defined as anally sodomising someone inferior….power definition of cruelty and nothing more than inflicting pain and injury using the penis as a weapon.

Accused of noblesse oblige by someone's alter ego monikers yesterday, I would believe that HRH, the Shiek should take lessons from the Viscount Linley, the son of HRH, Princess Margaret and the lst Earl Snowdon. Now that man learned from his father how to pitch for both teams.

The sheik deserves two years - even after so many years in process. I would not want to be a gay man in the Emirates after that sentence is pronounced.

I re-read the post, and think that the mother's prse, written " en francais " was quite moving. I hope that the young man heals from the experience to the degree that hatred does not replace compassion and understanding for those who are gay and would never engage in rape.

Wait. Where does it say that the man who was assaulted is also gay? Contrary to the headline, this story reads like it was the gay man who did the assaulting, not the other way around.

The American man who was attacked by the UAE sheikh is a heterosexual man. The title of the sheikh story is written in corrreclty…

It is interesting to note, that as a member of the Royal Family, and brother to the Emir, does not enjoy diplomatic immunity in Switzerland?

It seems that the Swiss government in the intervening years has found a way to circumvent the obvious legal entanglement and indict him on the charge.

I would imagine that the sheik is not in Switzerland but back home in the UAE. I doubt seriously that the Emir would waive extradition or not??????????????

Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahya

I find it utterly ridiculous that you would slander Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. I find this story to be nothing more than another attempt to slander Muslims and Arabs. His Highness comes from a very religious family and his late father is one of the most revered leaders in the world. His father raised him morally correct, not as you project falsely him.

I don’t know His Highness personally, but the story seems to be false. When will this mud slinging stop?

I am not a reader of your publication, but I have forwarded this article on to conscience individuals and have asked them to protest your slander.

Khalid A. Ahmed
Washington, DC

Khalid….

Reporting on the Saudi's is slandering muslims?

The Saudi's are PIGS whose well known sexual exploits who have them stoned by other muslims if they didn't own and run everything.

Hey Khalid….

You're an fool if you believe its false. People are not brought to trial unless there is an enormous amount of evidence against them already in hand, and/or eyewitness accounts. I am sure the Swiss authorities have everything they need, or they wouldn't have charged him dummy!

They are not stupid! Wake up my friend and smell the coffee…your sheikh is out of the closet.. Besides being gay is nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to cover-up, unles you're worried of those long hormone injection needles…

Look at it this way, he'll love it in prison….it'll be penis paradise! Mr. Big will love his new little royal sheikh fresh-halal boy toy!

I find the story sort of suspicious for several reasons. The Saudis are generally Wahibists and so are much more severe than traditional Moslems. This Orsi is older than him-no boy or by any means an" inferior." If the Sheik wanted a descret engagement he could have easily had it with someone in that profession..
I don't think anyone can imagine someone of his status acting like a fool in public. It's sort of like saying that queen Elizabeth was pole dancing naked in Parliament . He would have to be half blind and crazy to do something like that in public.
It's odd to come up 4 years later, when nothing can be relied on for evidence.

BTW to whomever says that gays don't rape, is wrong. I was raped once at gunpoint and another time by a drunk & I'm quite physically strong. This descrioption doesn't sound like a rape senario.

This is a new apesode of lie and lier. What made this guy/gay wait for 4 years? How mutch does he want? US is a country of freedom,and some people using this freedom to abuse other and it so bad when those others to be of royal family. Stop it, it is enough.

mony mony mony thats it…….

this story is sketchy.

I agree with the above queen elizabeth pole-dancing parallel… Doesn't seem likely that someone of his power, prestige, and resources would act so foolishly and dangerously. he could have anything money buys, so why risk it? His behavior is irrational and it doesn't make sense.

…or does it? After all, our very own leaders have acted transparently foolish and have ruined their careers. On the sexual front let's not forget Clinton, Spitzer, et al… On the power front, Bush has compromised the constitution, and repeatedly, egregiously and in our face… Now there is a strong possibility he may soon be tried for war crimes…

Maybe people in all-powerful positions take risks that make no sense… Sometimes the unbelievable actually happens…

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Thankfully, Arabs and not that many people are as gruesome as Bush and company. It will take years if ever to repair the damage he has done. A war Crimes Tribunal would be a good step in the right direction. If only he had made a pass at one person instead of murdering millions.

this is a lie, i was there present, his highness sheikh falah bin zayed al nahayan is not a gay at all. that crazy Orsi deserves what happened to him, thay fought true but he made up a story out of it to take money and become famous like many stupid, and he took 5 millions dollars in 2006 from his highness
stop believing people's lies and the press intox

Sounds like BS.

Did you see the photo of the guy. hahaha so ugly and old.
I doubt anyone would be fighting to have a piece of 'that'.

This Shiek is a billionaire. He doesn't need to fight to get what he wants. People are chasing down these weatlhy shieks every day.

I live in the UAE and see it.

Lets see what the court says..

For the person KHALED who used RELIGION as an excuse that is a bull shit too. I am sick of all the lies muslims tell and crimes they commit and say…NO I DIDNT DO IT IM A MUSLIM.

fuck that lie. I have heard it so much in the UAE. When i rejected several Lebanese, and Syrians they all made up stories that I was anti muslim and that they are good muslims etc.

lol

There may be truth in the fact that Gulf Arabs do use violence and rape more than others but I think it is on par with Africans from Africa.

this is really redicouls i have friend of mine who every summer travel in Swiss he told me that there'r many fucking people over there who don't have anything to do exepct try to assuallted people from the Gulf and just trying to find excues to pull them over to the court , so they could get some money from them anyway this is is fuccking ugly old gay he was trying to fullert with Shikh Falah and Fallah is famous in his home that he hate gays overall. and fallah coud not be patient when the gay fullert on him so he smacck the fuccking old gay
notes Fallah is President if he's really gay he could get nicer that the fucking old gay that's really silly guysss

I strongly agree with Mr. D. A civilized country as Switzerland would never bring to trial anyone unless they have enough evidence of his involving in a crime.

what happens to Shit Falah is that he comes from a country where the degree of the dignity of a person depends on the money they have. Eg emirati nationals have all the power and wealth whereas humble indian workers are therefore exploited as animals.
Emirati nationals are used to be pleased everywhere and everytime in their country. They think they are a Gods indeed. And they are so accustomed to that situation that when they are abroad they expect to receive the same treatment and be allowed to carry out all their abuses and humilition upon others.

If you dont agree or believe. go and live in the UAE (or wherever in the Gulf) and check it out!

Listen, the assault ok, that might have happened (its an insult in arabia to refuse a gift) its just an example of cultural ignorance and pride. As for the gay part, I seriously doubt it, Sheikh Falah would have had a huge entourage with him, and so doing an open act of homosexuality seems very unlikely, this is just a rumor. If he wanted gay men he could have gone to the gay clubs or bathhouses. I doubt he would do it in La reserve, I have been to that hotel, and it is always filled with people, so back off on the slander, and stick to the facts. He is being tried for assault not sexual assault.

to openeyes. The italian-american guy in Switzerland is not supposed to know about the consequences of refusing a gift according to the Arabia's tradition. I find it surprising that you justify anyway a violent behaviour towards someone that, addition, he hadn't met before. That sheikh deserves a good sentence so that khaliji guests in Europe remember that they have to respect everybody they meet: from the staff in hotels and shops to the rest of the guests.

he is not being tried for sexual assault - and just assault- because of his tremendous power (he's the brother of an oil-producer country's president). Any other citizen would have faced stronger charges.

that what makes the difference between rich but retarded countries such the UAE and Europe: law is for everybody.

I faced worse than that in the Uae, I was an executive working for the Uae government, My direct boss was a Sheikh, he was the group Chief Executive Director. My wife joined me in Uae and I helped her to get a job with our group, she is also arab from my country. The sheikh invited me to attend a party in his palace one day,tere was no body except me and him and the servants, offered me some alcohool, after sometimes he asked me how long I being married, I replied "6 yrs" he told me in his words "the women are like shoes for us the Arabs - wear and change - find another women and I will take all the expenses" I said thanx but I love my wife and without embarassement he told me that he fancy her! can you beleive this?, I thought he was kidding, or may be the lcohool, i tried to chnge the subject nd left early. The next day afternoon, he called me to his office and asked me again the sme question, I told him he can find hundred women if he wish but not my wife, I reported him the same afternoon to the Senior Sheikh, the group president who appreciated that I informed him, he even changed my reporting channel directhly to his office cabinet, my wife resigned immediathly from her job, withing less than a week, the police called me and was detained for 13 weeks in a police station and up to date i do not know why? all I learned from my country foreings affairs ministry and other humanitarian organizations in UK when they wrote to the Uae government is that the Group I was working for doesn't need my services/work any more and since I was an executive in a very sensible position I should be detained and deported. Why I was kept 13 weeks? why I wasn't allowed any visit/call at all? why I never had access to water to wash even my face let alone showering for all the 13 weeks? physical evidence, names and full details are available. Can any one help/ advise on what to do to get my rights back, I was admitted in a mental health hospital in UK and was under constant care for more than 2 yrs, I was deported in the same short I was wearing for 13 weeks, BA "British Ailnines Crew" refused to accept me on board but the airport insisted and I was given some parfumed tissu papers to fade the smell. Pls write to me on wahid.ben@hotmail.co.uk. Thank you