Be warned - don't fly Etihad unless you have a permit to drink alcohol because you might end up in an Abu Dhabi prison like these men," he said.

Jupiter Mines executives convicted of sexual harassment charges in the United Arab Emirates may have had traces of cocaine and cannabis in his system, according to drug tests presented to a court in Abu Dhabi.

The charges arose from an incident aboard an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on April 26.

Jeremy Snaith, who spent 25 days in al-Wathba prison, outside Abu Dhabi, was charged with unlawful consumption of cocaine and hashish. But Snaith's defence team says it is a case of mistaken identity.

PRISONS IN ABU DHABI

There are several prisons in Abu Dhabi and all are notorious for their human rights abuse, stoning to death, lashings, overcrowding. Inmates often sleep in cells designed for 8 which hold up to 22 with 3 lice infested blankets on a cement floor. Many inmates are held for months at a time with no trial or contact with legal or family.
Your first stop as a prison in Abu Dhabi is the C.I.D. HQ in Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately no prisoner can contact their loved once, once they are arrested and relatives trying to contact their loved ones in the C.I.D are given no information at all.
Many witnesses are also held in the C.I.D. HQ for a very long time. Long term prisoners are kept in the ground floor. Women and children which includes babies are in a separate block.1.
Our contact warns anyone searching for family members to take special care otherwise they may get arrested as well.