She arrived at a competition in Dubai and disappeared — how she was found shocked even the police!

She arrived at a competition in Dubai and disappeared — how she was found shocked even the police!

A 19-year-old student from Cassan arrived in Dubai to participate in an intellectual competition and five weeks later she was found in a glass aquarium with her skin removed from her legs and her eyes gouged out.  What happened to Sabina Rajimova remains a mystery that the authorities of the United Arab Emirates prefer not to reveal.

It all began in the spring of 2023. When Sabina Raquimova received an email in her university inbox. The young woman was a fourth-year student at the Faculty of International Relations of the Federal University of Canada and planned to pursue a diplomatic career. The email came from an organization called Future Muslim Women, an international educational project that supposedly sought talented girls from Islamic countries to participate in a conference in Dubai.

The sender identified himself as project coordinator Amir Hassan, and reported that Sabina had passed the preliminary selection based on her academic achievements and an essay on the role of women in the contemporary Islamic world that she had published in a student magazine.  The letter contained an invitation to a 3-day conference with all expenses paid, including plane tickets.

Accommodation in a five-star hotel and meals.  The event was to be held under the patronage of Sheikh Talal Al Nahyan, a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi.  Sabina was delighted.  During her 3 years of study she had stood out as one of the best students in the course.  He was fluent in English and Arabic and actively participated in model United Nations conferences.

The opportunity to participate in such a high-level international event seemed like incredible luck and an important step for his future career.  Sabina’s parents, Rashid and Aliya Rakimov, approached the trip with some trepidation.  The father worked as an engineer at a chemical plant in Nichnamsk and the mother taught Tatar language at the school.

The family lived modestly, and such opportunities seemed too good to be true.  Rashid even offered to accompany his daughter, but the organizers explained to him that the program stipulated strictly individual participation.  Sabina spent two weeks preparing a presentation on the prospects for female education in Central Asia.

She studied the biographies of the other participants, whose names were listed on the project’s website: Girls from Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and other countries in the Islamic world.   They all appeared to be cultured and ambitious young women between the ages of 18 and 25.  A week before the departure, Amir Hassan sent Sabina the detailed program of the event.

The first day was scheduled to include registration for the participants and an evening reception at the Opus Hotel in the Business Bay district, one of the most prestigious areas of Dubai.  The second day was dedicated to round tables on topics such as female leadership in Islam, entrepreneurship and social initiatives.  The third day included a cultural program and the closing of the conference with the awarding of certificates.

On June 8, 2023, Sabina flew from Cassan to Dubai via Moscow.  On the plane she took several selfies and posted them on social media with a caption saying that she was going to an international conference and that she was very excited.  Her last Instagram post was from Dubai airport, a photo of the arrivals hall with an emoji of the UAE flag and a heart.

At the airport, she was greeted by a driver holding a sign with her name written in Latin letters.  The man introduced himself as Ahmed and told her he would take her to the hotel.  Along the way, he explained that the rest of the participants had already arrived and that the following morning they would all meet for breakfast, to get to know each other and receive the program of activities.

The Opus hotel was truly impressive.  The unusually shaped building, designed by the famous architect Saha Hadid, was located in the heart of the financial district. Sabina’s room was on the 22nd floor with panoramic views of Dubai’s skyscrapers.  The girl was impressed by the luxurious decor and immediately recorded a video for her followers, telling them that she had never lived in such conditions.

That same evening, Sabina went down to the hotel restaurant, where a welcome dinner was to be held. In the lobby, she was greeted by a middle-aged woman in a sober suit who introduced herself as Fatima Alzara, the project coordinator.  He explained that the rest of the participants had already gathered in a private room and that Sabina had arrived a little late due to the flight delay.

Fatima accompanied Sabina to the elevator that went up to the 38th floor, where the hotel’s VIP lounges were located. In the large room, with huge windows and views of the city, there were about 15 young women.  They all wore elegant, but conservative, suits, and most wore hillabs of different colors.

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The atmosphere seemed pleasant and relaxed.  Sabina was introduced to the rest of the participants. Among them were Aisha from Pakistan who was studying international law, Nur from Indonesia with a degree in economics, and Leila from Morocco, specializing in Islamic philosophy.  All the girls spoke good English and gave the impression of being cultured and determined young women.

The dinner took place in a relaxed atmosphere.  The participants talked about their projects, shared their plans for the future, and told stories about their countries.  Sabina felt a little self-conscious because of the language barrier. His English was good for academic purposes, but in an informal setting he sometimes struggled to find the right words.

However, the other girls were kind and patient. Around 10 p.m., Fatima announced that the program would start early the next day, so everyone should get a good night’s rest.  She distributed packages with conference materials to the participants , including the program, maps of Dubai, and souvenirs with the project logo.

Sabina returned to her room in a good mood and sent a message to her parents saying that everything was fine and that the other participants were very interesting.  On the morning of June 9, Sabina woke up early and immediately checked the program.  The first session was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the hotel’s conference room.

The announced topic was female leadership in the contemporary Islamic world . Sabina prepared meticulously by memorizing the key points of her presentation on the state of female education in Tatarstan and Central Asia.  However, when she went down to breakfast, none of the participants she had met the day before were in the restaurant.

At reception they explained that the program had changed at the last minute and that they would bring the new schedule to his room.  Sabina felt uneasy, but decided that these changes in the programs of international events were normal. Around noon there was a knock on his bedroom door.  Behind the door were two men in suits who introduced themselves as employees of the hotel’s security service.

They explained that there had been an incident with the hotel’s security system and that all guests were being asked to temporarily hand over their mobile phones and laptops for inspection.  The men were polite, but insistent, and Sabina, not wanting to cause any trouble, handed over her devices. After that, communication with the outside world was interrupted.

Sabina’s parents began to worry the next day when their daughter did not respond to their messages.  Rashid Rakimov tried to call the hotel, but was informed that there was no guest with that name. When he gave the room number that Sabina had mentioned in their last conversation, he was told that the room was occupied by another guest.

The worried family went to the Cassan police, but they were told that the young woman was abroad of her own free will and that they could only start the search after a few days.  Rashid Rimov contacted the consular department of the Russian embassy in Abu Dhabi, but they too were unable to find any trace of Sabina’s stay in the country.

Meanwhile, the conference organizers continued to assure all the concerned relatives of the participants that the girls were on a special retreat without internet or telephone access.  Amira explained in an email that she was part of a spiritual development program personally designed by Sheikh Talal and that the participants would return to normal life in a few weeks.

This explanation might have reassured the parents if it weren’t for one detail. On June 14, six days after her daughter Alya Rakimova disappeared, she received a brief message from Sabina’s number .  It contained only a few words in Tartarus.  An mina yakshi. Kaitu, Mom, I’m fine, I’ll be back.  The message arrived at 4 a.m.

Moscow time, which corresponded to 5 a.m. in Dubai.  The mother immediately realized that her daughter had not written the message.  Sabina never wrote to her parents in Tartarus in her messages.  In the family everyone communicated in Russian and only used Tatar in conversations. In addition, the young woman always called her mother “mom” and not “an,” a more formal form of address that she would only use with unknown older people.

Rashid Rahimov immediately relayed this message to the Russian consulate, insisting that his daughter was in danger.  The consul promised to approach local authorities with an official request regarding the whereabouts of the Russian citizen.  However, Dubai police responded that they had no information regarding Sabina Rakimova’s stay in the Emirates.

Days passed and no information was received about the young woman’s whereabouts.  The parents turned to journalists, social media, and human rights organizations.  The story began to have an impact on the Russian media, especially in Tatarstan. However, all attempts to obtain an official response from the UAE authorities were met with a wall of silence.

On June 28, 20 days after his daughter disappeared, Rashid Rakimov decided to fly to Dubai on his own.  He took a few days off work and borrowed money from his family for the tickets and visa.  At Dubai airport, he was met by an employee of the Russian consulate who accompanied him to the police station to file an official missing person report.

The police officer who took the complaint behaved in a formal and disinterested manner.  He noted the basic facts about Sabin.  But when Rashid began to recount the circumstances of his disappearance, the agent interrupted him, saying that many young tourists disappear in Dubai for several days and then turn up in other emirates or neighboring countries.

He advised her to wait another week before panicking.  Rashid spent 50 days in Dubai visiting hospitals, morgues, hotels and travel agencies.  Nobody knew anything about her daughter.  The Opus Hotel confirmed that a private event had indeed taken place on the dates indicated, but that the details were a trade secret and the management could not disclose them without a court order.

On July 5, Rashid Rachimov returned to Cassan empty-handed, but he did not give up.  He created a group on social media where he posted photos of his daughter and asked anyone who might have seen her in Dubai to get in touch with him.  The page was joined by the parents of other participants in the conference from different countries.

It turned out that at least eight families had lost contact with their daughters at approximately the same time. Nur Sari’s mother from Yarta was especially active and organized the coordination of efforts among the families of the missing girls. Through her, Rashid learned that parents in Pakistan, Morocco, and Egypt had faced an identical situation.

Their daughters had disappeared after participating in the same project, and the organizers had given the same explanations about a spiritual retreat.  The first breakthrough in the case occurred on July 13.  A food delivery service employee in Dubai named Karim Almahdi went to the Indonesian consulate with a statement claiming to have seen girls matching the description of the missing conference participants.

According to him, he used to make deliveries to a villa in the prestigious Jumeira area, where he saw a group of young women who seemed depressed and scared.  Karim said that during one of the deliveries, two Asian-looking girls approached him and asked for help.  They spoke English with an Indonesian accent and claimed they were being held against their will.

One of them handed him a note asking him to pass on a message to the Indonesian consulate.  The note included Nursari’s name and her mother’s phone number in Jakarta.  The information provided by Karim led Indonesian diplomats to officially request that Dubai authorities verify the address provided. However, when the police arrived at the villa, there was nobody there.

The property owner stated that he had rented the house to a group of tourists who had already left the country.  However, it was the first concrete clue.  Karim agreed to give a detailed statement and described the atmosphere in the villa. According to him, the windows of most of the rooms were covered with blackout curtains even during the day.

And in the courtyard there were security guards on constant duty.   She also noticed that the girls she had seen were wearing the same clothes, long white dresses and headscarves, which she thought was strange for tourists.  On July 17, the story took an unexpected turn. An anonymous account appeared on social media and began posting photos and documents related to the Future Muslim Women project.

Among the materials were internal correspondence from the organizers, lists of participants with their personal data and photographs, as well as financial documents showing that the project was funded not only by Sheikh Talal, but also by several other influential businessmen from different Persian Gulf countries.

The most shocking document turned out to be an internal memorandum that described the participants not as intellectuals, but as top-quality merchandise, with detailed characteristics about their physical appearance, education, and family situation.  The document indicated that preference was given to girls from less affluent families, who could hardly organize a serious search.

in case of disappearance. An anonymous source also released an audio recording that was allegedly made by one of the missing participants. The recording featured a female voice speaking English with a noticeable accent.  My name is Aisha Khan, I’m from Karachi.  If anyone hears this, please tell my family that I’m alive, but I can’t go home.

They are keeping us in a house that we cannot leave.  Sabina from Russia tried to escape, they caught her and beat her.  I haven’t seen her since that day.  The recording was analyzed by experts who confirmed that it had not been manipulated.  The voice matched the characteristics of Aishakan, a 20-year-old student from Pakistan who was among the missing participants of the conference.

It was the first direct proof that the girls were actually being held against their will.  Following the publication of these materials, the authorities of the United Arab Emirates officially commented on the situation for the first time.  A Dubai police spokesman said they were investigating an organization that might be committing fraud under the guise of educational programs, but denied there was any evidence of coercion or human trafficking.

At the same time, Sheikh Talal Alnagyan, through his representatives, issued a statement categorically denying any connection to the disappearance of the conference participants.  He stated that his name had been used by fraudsters without his knowledge and that he was willing to cooperate with the authorities in the investigation of the case.

By then, the project’s official website had already been shut down and all email addresses associated with it had stopped responding.  On July 19, early in the morning, the cleaning staff of the Opus hotel discovered a large glass aquarium in one of the banquet halls on the 38th floor, which had been left there after a private event held the day before.

The aquarium was placed in the center of the room and apparently served as a decorative element for some kind of celebration.  Maria Santos, a Filipina cleaner who had been working at the hotel for five years, later told investigators that at first she thought there was a lifelike doll or mannequin in the aquarium , perhaps as part of an art installation.

In Dubai’s luxury hotels, such artistic objects were not uncommon, especially after private events for wealthy clients. However, when Maria approached to start cleaning around the aquarium, she realized that there was a real human body inside.  The woman screamed and called the hotel’s security service .

The first to arrive at the scene were the security guards who immediately cordoned off the room and called the police.  The body in the aquarium belonged to a young woman of oriental appearance.  His face was disfigured beyond recognition.   His eyes had been gouged out and he was missing skin over most of his body, especially on his legs and arms.

He had gunshot wounds to his knees, his abdomen was open, and some internal organs had been removed and placed around his body inside the aquarium.  The aquarium water had a reddish hue due to the blood.  But it was transparent enough to see all the horrible details.  At the bottom were objects that looked like ritual instruments, several knives with ornate handles, metal tongs, and some symbols engraved on small plaques.

The police officers who arrived at the scene initially interpreted the discovery as part of an art installation or a special effect for a movie. Dubai was a regular filming location for Hollywood blockbusters, so realistic rehearsals were commonplace. Only after the coroner confirmed that the body was real, was a full investigation launched.

It was impossible to identify the victim by appearance due to the nature of the injuries.  However, personal items were found next to the aquarium , including a small bag with documents and jewelry.  The passport belonged to Sabina Rakimova, a student from Cassan.  Also found in the bag were her Russian driver’s license, her student ID, and several photos with her family.

News of the discovery of the body quickly leaked to the media, despite attempts by authorities to keep the information secret.  An anonymous source from the Dubai police provided journalists with photographs of the scene of the incident, which soon appeared on the internet.  The images were so shocking that most media outlets refused to publish them.  not even blurred.

Rashid and Aliya Rakimov learned of their daughter’s death, not from official authorities, but from news on social media.  The Russian consulate contacted them just hours after the information became public.  The consul expressed his condolences and assured that he would demand a full investigation into the circumstances of Sabina’s death.

However, the official investigation encountered obstacles from the very beginning.  The hotel management stated that they did not know who had organized the event in the banquet hall, as the rental had been formalized through third parties.  The company listed in the documents as the lessee turned out not to exist.

The address given was an empty office and the phone numbers were not answering.  The  hotel’s CCTV footage from the period between July 15 and 19 was mysteriously damaged due to a technical failure.  The hotel’s security service was only able to recover a few short fragments showing people dressed in dark clothing and masks carrying some kind of objects through the corridors, but it was not possible to distinguish their faces.

The autopsy confirmed that Sabina had been subjected to prolonged torture before she died.  The coroner determined that the skin had been ripped off the living victim, that his eyes had been gouged out, and that he had been shot in the knees with a small-caliber weapon.  Death resulted from blood loss and painful shock, but the torture process lasted several hours, possibly days.

What alarmed the investigators the most was that the injuries had a clearly ritualistic character.  Experts in religious cults suggested that the murder had been committed as part of some satanic ritual or occult ceremony.  The symbols found in the aquarium did not correspond to any of the known religious traditions, but they had similarities to the attributes of secret societies.

On July 21, the investigation obtained another important piece of evidence.  Karim Al Mahdi, the delivery service messenger who had previously reported the suspicious villa, contacted the police and told them what he had seen a few days before the body was found. According to him, on the night of July 18th he was delivering an order to a private residence in the Palma Jumeira area and witnessed a strange scene.

Karim said he saw a group of people dressed in black gowns unloading a large container of glass from a van.  He couldn’t see what was inside the container, but he noticed that people were handling it very carefully, as if it were something fragile and valuable.  Karim kept the address of the residence because he got lost and it took him a long time to find the house he was looking for.

When the police arrived at the indicated address, the residence was empty.  Neighbors said the house belonged to a local businessman, but that he had been abroad for several months.  Inside the house, investigators found traces of the recent presence of a large number of people: food scraps, cigarette butts, empty water bottles .

In the basement of the residence, a room was found whose walls were covered with strange drawings and symbols painted with red paint.  In the center of the room was a black stone altar with an inverted five-pointed star.  Next to the altar were ritual objects, candles, knives, metal bowls, and some manuscripts in Arabic.

The analysis revealed that the red paint on the walls contained traces of human blood. DNA analysis confirmed that the blood belonged to several different people, including Sabina Raimova.  This meant that the young woman had spent some time in that house before she died and that she had been abused there. The discovery at the residence gave the investigation a new direction.

It became clear that Sabina’s murder was not a random crime, but part of an activity organized by a group of people who practiced some form of Satanism or occultism.  The nature of the symbols and ritual objects indicated that the group had a complex hierarchy and acted according to a pre-established plan. On July 23, an anonymous source sent several international media outlets an audio recording that was allegedly made during one of the rituals.

The recording contained screams from women, voices of men reciting some kind of incantation in Arabic, and sounds that could be blows or torture.  Experts confirmed the authenticity of the recording, but it was not possible to identify the people who were speaking. Linguists determined that the incantations were pronounced in classical Arabic, using archaic forms characteristic of medieval occult texts .

This indicated that the organizers of the rituals possessed a deep knowledge of ancient magical practices.  The recording also featured a female voice speaking phrases in Russian. Please stop, I want to go home. Mom, help me. Phonoscopic analysis revealed a high probability that it was the voice of Sabina Rakimova, although it was not possible to determine it with absolute certainty due to the quality of the recording and the distortions caused by fear and pain.

On July 25, the investigation received a new boost thanks to the testimony of two Indonesian girls who managed to escape from captivity. Nursari and Devil Stari were found by Indonesian consulate employees at a medical center in Dubai where they had gone for help in a state of extreme exhaustion and psychological shock. The young women recounted the terrible story of what happened to the conference participants after their arrival in Dubai.

According to them, after the first day when they all showed up, they were moved to a villa in the Yumeira area, under the pretext of changing locations to hold more private conversations.  There, they immediately took away their documents and phones, explaining that these were necessary security measures. Nur told investigators that there were about 20 girls from different countries in the house.

They were all housed in rooms without windows or with boarded-up windows.  They were only allowed to leave their rooms accompanied by guards and were strictly forbidden from communicating with each other.   They were fed once a day with meager food and given water in limited portions. Devy added that a few days after their arrival, they began what the organizers called training sessions.

The girls were forced to memorize Arabic texts whose content was not explained to them.  Those who refused or did not memorize well were subjected to physical punishment.  They beat them, deprived them of food, and locked them in dark rooms. According to witnesses, Sabina resisted from the beginning.

He refused to participate in the training sessions, demanded the return of his documents and his phone, and threatened to go to the Russian consulate.  At first, the organizers tried to break their will through psychological pressure, but when this did not work they moved on to harsher methods.  Nur remembered how one night several masked men took Sabina away from the communal bedroom.

She was returned in the morning unconscious with bruises all over her body and burns on her hands and feet.  After that, the young Russian woman became more submissive, but desperation could be seen in her eyes . Both witnesses described the rituals that took place in the basement of the villa several times a week.

The participants were forced to attend these ceremonies as spectators, with the explanation that it was part of their education.  The rituals included animal sacrifices, reading spells, and various sadistic acts. Devy said that the group’s leader was a middle-aged man whom everyone called Master Ibrahim.

He wore a black hooded robe and never removed the mask that covered the lower half of his face.  He was the one who performed most of the rituals and gave orders to the rest of the group members, who numbered about 10. According to the girls, the group members spoke to each other in Arabic, but sometimes switched to English.

Some of them had distinctly Western names and accents , indicating the international nature of the organization. Nur recalled that one of the men introduced himself as David and spoke with an American accent, while a woman named Angelica spoke with a French accent.  The most terrifying thing, according to the witnesses, was the last ritual they attended.

It happened approximately one week before his escape.  Sabina was taken to the basement wearing a white dress and with her hands tied behind her back.  Master Ibrahim gave a long speech in Arabic in which he called her a rebellious victim who must atone for her pride.  Nur began to cry as she remembered this scene.

He recounted that they placed Sabina on a stone altar and that Master Ibrahim began to manipulate her with a knife.  At first it seemed like a symbolic act, but then the knife touched the young woman’s skin and she screamed in pain.  At that moment, all the spectators were taken out of the basement.  Deby added that they didn’t see Sabina again the next day .

In response to their questions, the guards replied that the young Russian woman had completed her training and had moved on to the next level.  They weren’t told anything more about their fate, but the atmosphere in the house became even more tense and frightening.  The escape of the Indonesian girls happened by chance. During the food delivery, one of the delivery drivers turned out to be a fellow countryman, and they managed to give him a note asking for help.

The delivery driver contacted the Indonesian consulate and after a few days an operation was organized to free them. The other girls stayed in the house and their whereabouts are unknown.  The testimonies of Nur and Devi were key evidence that Sabina’s murder was not an isolated case, but part of the systematic activity of an international criminal organization.

The investigation obtained specific names, physical descriptions of the suspects, and addresses where other victims might be hiding.  However, when the police arrived at the addresses indicated by the witnesses, all the properties were empty.  Apparently, the organizers received information about the Indonesian girls’ escape and rushed to eliminate all traces of their activity.

No documents, computers, or any evidence that could lead to arrests were left in the houses.  On July 27, the Russian embassy sent an official note of protest to the government of the United Arab Emirates , demanding a full investigation into the murder of Sabina Rakimova and the arrest of all those involved.

The document indicated that the inaction of local authorities could be considered as complicity with international criminal activities. In response, representatives of the Air Maron authorities stated that a thorough investigation was underway, but that it was complicated by the international nature of the crime and the difficulty in gathering evidence.

They promised to cooperate closely with Russian law enforcement and allocate additional resources to solve the crime. However, in practice, the cooperation left much to be desired. Russian investigators were denied direct participation in the investigation on the pretext of the particularities of local legislation.

Requests for access to the case materials were handled with significant delays and incompletely. At the same time, messages began appearing on social media and forums from people claiming to know of the existence of similar organizations in other countries in the region. Anonymous sources reported similar cases of young women disappearing in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait .

On August 1, the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch published a report accusing the authorities of the United Arab Emirates of responding inadequately to the case of Sabina Rakimova. The document indicated that the lack of arrests and the secrecy surrounding the case could suggest that influential people were protecting the criminal group.

The report also contained information on more than 50 cases recorded in the last 3 years in the Persian Gulf countries, of the disappearance of young women who had arrived on tourist or educational visas.  Most of these cases were never solved, and official authorities explained the disappearances as voluntary departures to other countries.

The report paid particular attention to the role of social media and the internet in recruiting victims. Human rights advocates have discovered that criminal groups create dozens of fake educational and charitable projects, through which they lure gullible girls from developing countries with promises of scholarships, internships, and career opportunities.

On August 5, Sabina’s family received permission to repatriate their daughter’s body for burial in Russia. However, when the coffin arrived in Cana, it was discovered that the authorities of the United Arab Emirates had not handed over all the remains.  A forensic expert from CAN determined that some internal organs were missing, which, according to Dubai documents, should have been in the body.

This situation provoked a new wave of outrage. Sabina’s parents and their lawyers stated that the concealment of some of the remains could be related to an attempt to hide evidence that could point to the specific perpetrators of the crime. Russian authorities sent another diplomatic protest demanding explanations. Sabina’s funeral took place on August 9 in Can.

Hundreds of people attended the farewell ceremony. classmates, teachers, and caring citizens.  The mother of young Alia Rakimova gave a speech in which she vowed to seek justice and not allow her daughter’s death to be forgotten.  Following the funeral, the Rakimova family began their own investigation.

They created a foundation in Sabina’s memory that was dedicated to collecting information on similar crimes and providing assistance to the families of other victims. The parents of missing girls from eight countries contacted them, and little by little the picture of a large-scale international operation began to take shape.

The foundation also hired private detectives who worked in the Persian Gulf countries .  Within a few months they were able to determine that the organization responsible for Sabina’s murder had links to several influential businessmen and politicians in the region. However, it was dangerous to reveal specific names due to the threats that family members began to receive.

On August 10, an incident occurred that demonstrated how dangerous it could be to try to investigate this case.  Rashid Rakimov received an anonymous call in which a male voice with an Arabic accent warned him that he must put an end to his provocative activities, otherwise his family could suffer the same fate as his daughter.

Following this call, the Rachimov family was placed under protection by local law enforcement.  However, the threats continued to arrive through various channels: anonymous letters, messages on social media, and suspicious people appearing near the house.  It became clear that the criminal organization had agents far beyond the borders of the United Arab Emirates.

On August 15,  international media published an investigation based on data provided by anonymous law enforcement sources in several countries. According to this information, the organization that murdered Sabina is part of an international network dedicated to human trafficking under the guise of religious and educational programs.

The investigation stated that the network operates in 12 countries and has revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The victims are not only used for sexual slavery, but also to participate in murders, rituals practiced by some sects popular among multimillionaires in the Middle East and the West.

According to the investigation, representatives of the so-called black aristocracy, descendants of ancient families who practice occultism and consider themselves chosen, play a special role in the organization.  These people use their influence and wealth to organize rituals that, according to their beliefs, give them power over other people.

On August 20, authorities in the United Arab Emirates acknowledged for the first time that the Sabina Rakimova case could be linked to the activities of an international criminal organization. However, they continued to deny any link between local officials or influential people and this organization.  The creation of a special research group to work on similar cases was announced.

At the same time, arrests began of secondary figures, security guards, messengers, landlords, who could be related to the crime.  However, all those arrested refused to testify or claimed that they did not know the true nature of their employers’ activities. None of the organizers or leaders of the group were apprehended.

On August 25, Sabina’s family received another threat, this time more concrete.  In the mailbox of his house in Cassan they found an envelope with photos of other family members, Rashid’s parents and his sister with their children.  The photos had red crosses drawn on them and underneath it said: “Silence is life.

” Following this incident, Russian authorities suggested the family move to another city and change their name. However, Rashid and Aliya refused, stating that they would not allow themselves to be intimidated and that they would fight for justice to the very end.  They continued the foundation’s work, but now acted more cautiously, using intermediaries and anonymous communication channels .

By the end of August it became clear that the official investigation in the UAE was reaching a standstill.  All the main witnesses had disappeared or refused to testify. The physical evidence had been destroyed or lost. Authorities announced that the case remained open, but active investigations had effectively ceased.

In September, the international community attempted to pressure the UAE authorities through various international organizations. The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the inaction of the Emirati authorities and demanding an independent investigation. Parliaments in several other countries made similar statements.

However, these diplomatic efforts did not yield concrete results.  The UAE is an important economic partner for many Western countries, and governments were not prepared to enter into a serious conflict over a single crime, however blatant it might be.  The case gradually disappeared from international news.

October brought new revelations from anonymous sources. Correspondence between members of the criminal organization was leaked online, in which they discussed plans to eliminate the problem and eliminate witnesses. The messages mentioned specific names of people who had to be eliminated, including Nur and Devy, the Indonesian girls who had fled.

This information forced Indonesian authorities to take emergency measures to protect their citizens.  Both girls were taken to a secret location and their testimonies were videotaped for possible use in an international court. The Indonesian government also launched its own investigation into the activities of these types of organizations.

In November, an event occurred that once again put Sabina’s case in the spotlight.  A British citizen named David Smith was arrested in London, suspected of participating in an international human trafficking network. During the search of his home, recordings of ritual murders were found , including possibly the last days of Sabina’s life.

Smith’s arrest was the result of a months-long investigation by British police. that tracked international financial flows related to human trafficking.  It was discovered that the suspect regularly transferred large sums of money to accounts in various offshore areas and that this money was then used to finance criminal activities in the Persian Gulf countries.

David Smith agreed to cooperate with the investigation in exchange for a reduced sentence.  His testimony confirmed that Sabina’s murder was part of an elite club for multimillionaire clients who paid millions of dollars to participate in ritual murders.  The organization operated under the guise of charitable and educational projects, attracting victims from poor families around the world.

Smith named several participants, including an American billionaire, a French socialite, and two members of the royal families of the Persian Gulf. However, by the time the information was transmitted to Interpol, all the people mentioned had disappeared. Their accounts were closed, their properties sold through front men, and they themselves dissolved into the system of extraterritorial jurisdictions.

The video recordings found in Smith’s possession became key evidence in the case.  One of them was used to record Sabina’s last night .  The young woman tied to the altar recited prayers in the Tartar language, while the participants in the ritual, masked and wrapped in cloaks, surrounded her.

The recording stopped when one of them raised a knife.  Experts confirmed the authenticity of the video.  The faces of most of the participants were hidden, but from their voices and gestures it could be determined that there were citizens of at least five countries among them.  One of the voices belonged to a woman with a French accent, presumably the same Angelique, described by the Indonesian witnesses.

In December 2023, a British court sentenced David Smith to 25 years in prison for involvement in human trafficking and for complicity in murder.  It was the only real conviction in the Sabina Rakimova case.  The rest of the members of the organization went unpunished.  Authorities in the United Arab Emirates declared the case closed due to a lack of sufficient evidence to prosecute specific individuals.

Sheikh Talal Alnagyan publicly denied any involvement in the crime and filed defamation lawsuits against several media outlets .  Most of the claims were upheld.  Sabina’s family continues the work of the foundation in her memory.  In two years they have managed to help find the trail of 13 other missing girls from different countries.

Three of them were found alive in private clinics in Switzerland and Austria, where they were admitted after participating in rituals that shattered their psyches.  The others remain missing. Sabina’s mother, Alia Rakimova, has a blog where she publishes new information.  about the activities of this type of organization.   She has been summoned to testify on several occasions for spreading false information, but no criminal proceedings have been initiated .

The family lives under permanent protection, as they continue to receive threats.  The Future Muslim Women project has disappeared without a trace.  Their website is closed and their organizers have vanished. However, experts from the Sabina Foundation have identified at least 12 similar projects that continue to operate in different countries under other names.

The scheme remains the same. Young, educated women are attracted with promises of scholarships and career opportunities.  In official documents, Sabina Rakimova is listed as a victim of unidentified persons. In Dubai, everyone knows the truth about what happened at the Opus Hotel in July 2023.

But that truth remains buried under layers of diplomatic silence, corruption, and fear of powerful people for whom human life is nothing more than entertainment for a lot of money.  A 19- year-old student from CASN was the victim of a system that turns education into a trap, faith into a cover-up, and the dreams of young people into merchandise for the darkest desires of the powerful.

Sabina’s story ended, but the system continues to function.