BBC: A British tourist died in police custody in Dubai after choking on his own vomit, officials have said.
Lee Brown, 39, of east London, was held at the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel after being accused of physically and verbally abusing a female staff member.
The UK has called for an inquiry amid reports he was assaulted by officers.
But the claim was denied by an unnamed police official quoted by local media and Dubai's attorney general said the force followed the "highest standards".
Dubai attorney general Issam Al Humaidan said a post-mortem examination concluded Mr Brown's death was caused by suffocation after vomit leaked into his respiratory tract.
In a statement he expressed condolences to Mr Brown's family and said that police in the Gulf emirate dealt with prisoners with respect and were "governed by the highest standards to preserve human rights". » | Thursday, April 14, 2011
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