Bahrain-based British banker Charles Ridley has been detained by police in Dubai for almost a week, it has been revealed.

The British multi-millionaire met with British Consulate officials on Tuesday. An official later confirmed that Ridley was facing questions, but did not disclose the charges he was facing, Bahrain's Gulf Daily News reported on Thursday.

Ridley's arrest was believed to be related to investment funds which had put money into petro-chemical developments in Pakistan, the newspaper said, citing an unnamed source. It is believed a Dubai Islamic bank had also invested in the funds

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