Dubai, 24 April 2012 (WAM) - Acting Commander General of Dubai Police Major General Khamis Matar Al Mazina has denied a British newspaper report that 20 prisoners in Dubai staged a hunger strike.

He described the report as "untrue and unsubstantiated", saying that the services at Dubai Police's Punitive '&' Correctional facilities are provided in strict compliance with international standards.

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