The investigation of the assassination of Mahmoud al Mabhouh proves the competence and capabilities of the Dubai and Emirati governments. Watch the video. The Dubai authorities, supported by ordinary security cameras and the best image tracking software available, weaved together the sophisticated plot.
Dubai’s successful investigation shows what rule of law, economic and technical advancement, and training in modern police work can do for an Arab country.
For the first time in recent memory, the perpetrator’s of an assassination in an Arab country are caught on camera; their conspiracy revealed. The Dubai government did not try to cover up the crime or broker a secret political deal with the perpetrators. The Dubai authorities provided the evidence to the public and the international community, building ever more confidence in Dubai’s sophisticated law enforcement capabilities.
Hopefully, this investigation will caution any organization or government against executing shadowy business and intelligence deals in Arab countries. If other Arab countries institute similar measures to Dubai, the days of cavalierly taking advantage of Arab governmental incompetence will be nearly over.
Dubai’s successful investigation brings me joy, but also a bit of anger. For if former Prime Minister Rafiq al Hariri could have executed his plan for the modernization of Lebanon, the Lebanese government might have been able to track down his killers.
The Lebanese wartime law enforcement vacuum continued through the Syrian and post-Syrian eras. Since 2005, Lebanese government institutions are slowly becoming more competent and technocratic. However, the pace is taking too long, and there is too much infighting between political camps worried that the other side will use the new governmental power and authority to expose, humiliate, and weaken their foes.
In the midst of wrangling over control of General Security and creating new intelligence units within the Internal Security Forces, the Lebanese people suffer daily humiliation and injustice. Crimes are never solved. Accusations echo through the media, and heighten tensions.
Meanwhile, foreign countries infringe on Lebanese sovereignty, and use the country as an intelligence and assassination playground.
The United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Dubai have provided the Arab world with an excellent law enforcement example.
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Rule of law in Dubai? Hariri wanted to modernize Lebanon?
You need to get out of your bedroom.
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