Canada and UK halt investments in DP World over CEO’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

DP World, the UAE-based logistics giant and one of the world’s largest port operators, is facing a significant investor boycott following revelations concerning CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s close ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Key partners of the company, which controls approximately 10% of global trade volume, have severed financial support due to Sulayem’s continued tenure.

Canadian and UK funds freeze investments

La Caisse, Canada’s second-largest pension fund, and British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance institution, have announced the freezing of investment ties with the Dubai-based logistics conglomerate.

Both institutions have signaled strongly that Sulayem must step down, indicating they will not continue to work with the company under its current management structure.

In a statement regarding the matter, La Caisse, which holds a 45% stake in DP World Canada, declared, “Additional capital investments remain frozen until the situation is clarified and appropriate measures are taken.”

Similarly, BII expressed shock at the allegations emerging from the Epstein files, noting that no new collaboration with DP World will be undertaken until necessary steps are implemented.

Ten-year close relationship and “torture video” allegations

The extent of the relationship between Bin Sulayem and Epstein was brought to light in the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice, which comprise more than 3 million documents.

The documents reveal that Sulayem maintained contact with Epstein for more than a decade, even after the financier’s 2008 conviction. The allegations include claims that Sulayem sent Epstein a “torture video,” planned visits to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, and discussed various investment opportunities.

As one of Dubai’s most influential figures, Sulayem chairs the Dubai International Chamber of Commerce as well as the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation. He also played a pivotal role in the founding of Nakheel, the developer responsible for constructing Dubai’s iconic palm-shaped artificial islands.

Congressman deciphers censorship in documents

Sulayem’s identity was confirmed after the US Department of Justice granted members of Congress permission to review unredacted versions of the documents.

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie publicly disclosed that Sulayem was the recipient of a 2009 email in which Epstein wrote, “Where are you? Loved the torture video.” In the versions of the documents previously released by the Department of Justice, Sulayem’s name had been redacted.

“I went to the Department of Justice, reviewed the email, and by performing a reverse search, discovered that this name belongs to a Sultan,” Massie stated on social media.

Massie emphasized that while laws mandate the protection of victims’ identities, the names of accomplices or those involved in suspicious relationships should not be concealed.