A Briton being held in Dubai, UAE, on suspicion of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering has lodged another counterclaim against his Bahrain-based accusers.

Last week, the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, reported that former Gulf Finance House Capital (GFHC) executive David Haigh had filed a claim in the UK courts alleging that he was tricked into visiting Dubai earlier this year so that he could be arrested.

Now the 37-year-old ex-Leeds United managing director, who has been incarcerated in the UAE since May 18, has also filed a claim at Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) alleging part of a bonus he was owed went unpaid.

"The DIFC claim lodged by my lawyers represents only a tiny fraction of the amounts I shall be claiming from GFHC, who I believe have misused the Dubai legal system to have me incarcerated," said Haigh in a statement.

GFH has described the latest claims by Haigh's camp as a "desperate attempt at showboating".

"Whilst GFH Capital maintains its claims of fraud against Haigh in the DIFC Court, Haigh files claims of no substance and negligible value purely to attract media attention," the financial institution said in a statement.

"He claims to have no funds and little access to the outside world, yet still seems to bombard the media at will." - TradeArabia News Service