The popularity of the prince lies not only in the immense fortune that his family possesses and of which he is the heir, but also because of the notes he had with the authorities. Karim, among others, has been involved in different scandals and crimes. He was charged with crimes related to forgery of documents and arms trafficking.

In mid-February, a civilian Bell 206 helicopter from license plate HK-4750m, affiliated with the company Aviocesar, in Soledad, Atlántico, had an accident near the El Porvenir neighborhood. The plane fell and injured three people: Juan Antonio Renoso, from Dominican Republic; pilot Juan Carlos Sáenz Lozano, Colombian and Karim Nader Abu Naba, an American businessman of Arab descent popularly known as “Prince Karim”. The latter, the son of an oil magnate, promised that he would return to Colombia to give equipped houses to those who helped him. after the plane crash.

“The most important thing about this accident is that I found out who my friends are. Francheska Lizardo helped me for 24 hours in Barranquilla and this is her first gift. The second is much more expensive than this- this. Enjoy your car! I love you very much, good job. Other things happen. I will give houses, schools and some other things. I walked a little more”, wrote Karim on his social networks by sharing a video in which we see him giving a luxurious van to a young woman.

This announcement was made in the middle of Karim’s recovery process. In fact, as his wounds healed, he recounted, from his perspective, what happened that day. “I was in Barranquilla for the concert of the artist Don Omar Friday, February 18. But I didn’t think another one of my trips would turn out so randomly. I was with Jhonny and we thought that this was going to be another normal rollover know Barranquilla from above,” he said in a video he posted.

“Everything was normal, until 6 minutes after takeoff, I see the RPM suddenly changed, The engine died, and I yelled to the pilot ‘autorotate’, referring to what it took to make a successful landing while we were in freefall. But that’s the last thing we heard before the helicopter touched down (…) In truth, the Bell 206 of the company Aerocesar SAS looked old, I asked the pilot Juan Carlos Sáenz Lozano how many flight hours he had and he answered that more than five thousand, but I sat in the back”, he added to his story.

The supposed Arab prince who had an accident near Barranquilla has promised to return to Colombia to give equipped houses to those who helped him

the blow was hard, but we were aware, with the strength of our arms and the adrenaline I dragged myself out, we all got out, thank God there were people who went to look and they carried me, literally about 15 seconds later the helicopter exploded. they had to take me new york to Have them operate on my spine and foot, but I’m still in one piece, and don’t worry, my lawyers are working, it was probably due to lack of maintenance, no more than $300 when he comes to see, I tell you that I know, with this little money from the trial we will see if we can build a school or a sports center, ”he added in a video which posted on his Instagram account from the hospital.

The popularity of the prince lies not only in the immense fortune that his family possesses and of which he is the heir, but also because of the notes he had with the authorities. Karim, among others, has been involved in different scandals and crimes. According to the local newspaper the heraldwas charged with crimes related to the falsification of documents and arms trafficking.

In 2012, in fact, he was arrested by the authorities of Dominican Republic when he came back to this country from Miami. Since September 2011, an arrest warrant has been issued against him for falsifying documents, a crime he allegedly committed to acquire a 2003 Ferrari Enzo. sentenced to two years in prison, however, He was acquitted by a National District Judge. In exchange, he paid a $2 million fine to the plaintiff.

At that time, according to the Dominican press, Karim was also accused of assassination attempt by lawyer Gustavo Mejía Ricart, who assured that after failing to reach an amicable agreement in a fraud case in which he was accused, the Prince threatened him with a machine gun. The case was at a standstill and mejia ricart He assured that, because of his proximity to the Dominican power, Karim was “untouchable” by the authorities.

His most recent scandal was in July 2021, when he was sentenced to one year in prison for defaming lawyer José Rafael Ariza. As the Dominican authorities were able to establish, the businessman committed the crimes of electronic defamation and slander; for which he also had to pay a fine of 500 minimum wages and an indemnity of five million Dominican pesos in favor of the lawyer.

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