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The 28-year-old is believed to be a relative of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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Daily Mail Reporter
03:15 EST, 29 July 2012
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03:40 EST, 29 July 2012
The arrested prince is believed to be a relative of Bahrain’s King Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa
An Arab prince was thrown off a plane by police officers armed with 50,000 volt Taser guns because he was drunk.
The 28-year-old, believed to be a close relative of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, had boarded a Boeing 777 at London Heathrow airport when he began shouting and complaining about the poor service on the BA125 flight to Doha, Qatar via Bahrain.
Members of the crew were forced to call the police who arrived with stun guns after he stormed the flight deck and refused to go back to his seat, The Sun reported.
The billionaire was then dragged off the plane and taken to a West London police station near the airport where his DNA, mugshot and fingerprints were taken.
A police spokeswoman confirmed the incident had happened.
She said: ‘We were called at 10.34am on Sunday July 22 to an outward bound flight to Doha, Qatar, via Bahrain at London Heathrow after a man was reported to be causing a disturbance.
‘A man who is 28 was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and failing to comply with the instructions of the cabin crew. He was taken to a west London police station and bailed to a date in September.’
Human rights campaigners have criticised
King Hamad in the past whose regime has been accused of violently
repressing pro-democracy activists.
Arrested: The prince was hauled of the Boeing 777 from Heathrow to Bahrain
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Not accustomed to not being pampered hand and foot, but he would soon know what a taser gun is though.
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I thought he was forbidden by his religion to drink alchohol?
– albert hall , hove england, 29/7/2012 – only when it suits.
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He was complaining of bad service on British airways I could sympathise with that
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I have to assume he is still sitting in a cell awaiting trial and presumably imprisonment if found guilty. That’s the way it happens in this country, isn’t it?
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If you have secret police, you can get away with most things, Albert Hall, but only in your own country. Religious edicts are only for controlling little people. Expect some retalition though, a la Gadhafi son in Switzerland
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Yes drinking is forbidden for common people not the royal family members in these countries.
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His body might be 28 , but his brain paused at about 15 .
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During Ramadan! Surely not drunk?
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Wow, during Ramadan too.
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Spoiled brat. No, make that spoiled stupid brat.
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