2 directors, page-79

story on dumb and dumber was written in The WEST Australian by Neale Prior,

here is a copy,

Two former Perth stockbrokers and directors of minerals explorer Jupiter
Mines have been locked up in the United Arab Emirates after clashing
with airline staff in the first class section of a flight from Sydney.
Businessman David Evans and Jeremy Snaith are understood to have been
arrested by UAE police after an incident on April 26 in which the Abu
Dhabi-based Etihad Airways alleges members of its staff were abused.
An Australian diplomatic official in Abu Dhabi refused to discuss the
men's plight, saying it would be a breach of Federal privacy laws. The
UAE consulate declined to comment.
One source said yesterday the charges included unruly and disruptive
behaviour on an aircraft.
Business sources said Mr Evans, 37, was released on Wednesday after
Dubai-based WA businessman Mick Shemesian put up bail money. But Mr
Snaith, 39, was still in custody.
Both men were stockbrokers in Perth last decade before moving to Sydney,
where they are now executive directors of Jupiter and promote its
WA-focused iron ore and nickel exploration activities to investors.
Mr Snaith's brother Chris, who is managing Jupiter's HQ, did not return
calls yesterday.
One source said the incidents occurred after the men put on pyjamas
supplied to first class passengers on the 13-hour flight from Sydney to
Abu Dhabi. Most crew on the airline are not UAE citizens and are
recruited worldwide. But flights to Abu Dhabi are covered by UAE laws, a
mixture of civil, criminal and Islamic Sharia law.
An Etihad spokesman refused to discuss the charges, saying it would wait
for the court decision. It treated such incidents "extremely seriously".
The safety and security of customers and staff was top priority, he
said.





Neale Prior

Business Reporter
The West Australian