DUBAI: Celebrity self-styled Brit ‘adventurer’ James Kingston has been called in by Dubai Police and questioned over his ‘dangerous’ climbs on high-rises and cranes.
Recently, the Dubai Police made Russian model Viktoria Odintsova, who dangled off 1,000 feet high Cayan Tower on just a hand=grip, sign an underataking not to repeat the dangerous act.
Emarat Al Youm quoted Dubai police Brig. Gen. Salem Khalifa Al Rumaithi on Sunday as confirming police had “summoned” Kingston over recent climbs in Dubai. Al Rumaithi said Kingston previously had been arrested in 2014 after climbing to the top of the Princess Tower in Dubai Marina, which at over 400 meters (1,300 feet) is the second-tallest building in Dubai.
Dubai police later issued a statement to the AP saying Kingston “was not arrested, but was asked to sign a statement that he will not attempt to perform such stunts in Dubai.”
“Kingston’s dangerous stunts on buildings in Dubai violated Dubai’s strict regulations prohibiting such activities,” the statement said.
- Angel Chan