A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirate shows a member of the country's royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks with protruding nails.
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A lawyer for the Houston man who smuggled the video out of the UAE, Bassam Nabulsi, says he intends to file a criminal complaint with the UAE on behalf of his client and the man seen tortured on the tape.
Nabulsi, who is suing Sheikh Issa, claims he was tortured by UAE police when he refused to turn over the video.
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"I am going to submit criminal complaints on behalf of Mr. Nabulsi and the man beaten on tape," said lawyer Tony Buzbee.
"We're going to see if the UAE will put their money where their mouth is," he said.
There was no immediate comment from lawyers for Sheikh Issa.
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