An Ex Teacher From Kate Middleton’s Former UK School Has Been Released From UAE Jail

A former teacher at the Duchess of Cambridge’s former school, who was detained in December 2017 for sending insults online, has been released according to international reports.

According to a social media post from his mother via the Daily Mail, CW was released from an Al Ain jail, following an intervention from the British government.

W, a 39-year-old teacher was working at a high school in Abu Dhabi at the time of his arrest, and is allegedly still unclear which online insult resulted in his detention.

W previously worked at the Downe House School in Berkshire, UK

A school formerly attended by Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Before W moved to Abu Dhabi where he allegedly worked as a teacher at Brighton College, Abu Dhabi.

The UAE has strict cyber-crime laws

The federation in the UAE regards blasphemy, hate speech and other online as very serious matters, and criminalises all forms of discrimination on the grounds of religion, caste, creed, doctrine, race, color or ethnic origin..

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