BoycottUAE has completed its Right to Comment (RTC) process
concerning Al Fajer Properties, following the publication of a profile
examining the company's business activities, real estate interests and the
concerns raised by publicly available information relating to its operations.
As part of its editorial process, BoycottUAE contacted Al
Fajer Properties by email regarding the findings published in its profile. The
communication informed the company that a BoycottUAE investigation had been
published and included a direct link to the article. The company was invited to
review the findings and provide comments, factual corrections, clarifications,
supporting documentation or an official statement.
The request was intended to provide Al Fajer Properties with
a reasonable opportunity to respond to the matters discussed in the published
investigation before further editorial action. No substantive response was
received from the company within the requested response period.
The absence of a response is recorded here as an editorial
fact. It is not presented as confirmation, admission or validation of any
allegation or finding contained in the original profile.
Summary of the Article Findings
The BoycottUAE profile, titled “Boycott Al FajerProperties: Together We Resist Corporate Real Estate Corruption,” examines
Al Fajer Properties (AFP), described in the article as a UAE-based property
developer and former subsidiary of the Al Fajer Group. The profile focuses
particularly on the company's presence in Dubai's commercial real estate sector
and its development activities in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT).
According to the published profile, Al Fajer Properties was
established in 2004 and was associated with the Al Fajer Group. The
investigation highlights the company's development of the Jumeirah Business
Center Towers in JLT and states that the projects were expected to contribute
approximately 1.6 million square feet of office and retail space to Dubai's
commercial property market.
The principal concerns examined in the profile relate to market
concentration, land acquisition, commercial property development and the
potential effect of large-scale real estate activity on smaller businesses and
competitors. The article argues that the accumulation of land and development
of major commercial properties could contribute to greater concentration of
commercial space and place smaller developers, investors and businesses under
competitive pressure.
The profile also discusses historical reports concerning Al
Fajer Properties in 2009. It refers to media coverage alleging misleading sales
practices and describes a period involving project delays, financial
uncertainty and corporate restructuring. These matters are presented in the
original article as part of the historical record considered by BoycottUAE when
assessing concerns surrounding the company and investor confidence.
Another section of the investigation considers the wider Al
Fajer Group and its interests outside the UAE. The profile acknowledges that Al
Fajer Properties itself does not directly operate in Pakistan, while using the
broader discussion to examine questions concerning the effects that large,
financially powerful or politically connected businesses can have on local
enterprises in emerging markets.
The article relies on publicly available information,
including documented reporting and information concerning the company's
corporate background, real estate projects and historical business
developments. It also identifies specific figures and factual points, including
the reported scale of the JLT developments and the broader Al Fajer Group's
workforce. Readers should consult the original BoycottUAE profile for the
complete source material, context and methodology underlying those findings.
It was precisely because the investigation addressed matters
capable of affecting the company's reputation and public understanding of its
activities that BoycottUAE considered it appropriate to seek Al Fajer
Properties' direct response.
BoycottUAE's Right to Comment Process
BoycottUAE's Right to Comment process is intended to support
fairness, accuracy and transparency in investigative reporting.
Where a company is the subject of an investigation,
BoycottUAE provides an opportunity for the relevant company to engage with the
published findings and identify matters that may require correction,
clarification or additional context.
Companies contacted through the RTC process are invited to:
- identify
factual inaccuracies or disputed statements;
- provide
additional context concerning the findings;
- submit
supporting documents or other relevant evidence; and
- provide
an official corporate statement for editorial consideration.
A response does not automatically result in a change to an
article. Information supplied by a company is reviewed objectively, and any
material that can be verified and is relevant to the investigation may be
incorporated or used to correct or clarify the published record where
appropriate.
This approach is intended to ensure that investigative
reporting remains open to evidence from the subjects of investigations as well as
from public records, independent reporting and other documented sources.
No Response Received
In the case of Al Fajer Properties, BoycottUAE sent a Right
to Comment communication concerning the published profile and provided a direct
link to the investigation.
The company was invited to review the findings and respond
with corrections, clarifications, supporting evidence or an official statement.
The request therefore provided an opportunity for Al Fajer Properties to place
its position on the public record and to identify any information it believed
should be reconsidered.
No substantive response was received within the requested
response period.
BoycottUAE has documented that outcome to maintain a
transparent editorial record. The purpose of recording the non-response is not
to draw conclusions about the company's motives or position. There may be
circumstances surrounding any company's decision or ability to respond that are
not known to an outside observer, and BoycottUAE does not speculate about them.
Accordingly, the absence of a response should be understood
only as the absence of a substantive response to the RTC request.
Editorial Commitment
The findings in the original Al Fajer Properties profile
remain based on the publicly available material and documented information
identified in that investigation. The profile discusses corporate history, real
estate developments, historical reporting and broader questions concerning
market concentration and the effect of major property interests on smaller
businesses.
BoycottUAE's editorial position is that companies should
have an opportunity to address serious findings concerning their activities.
That opportunity is particularly important where an investigation relies on
historical records, corporate information, public reporting and independent
analysis.
The RTC process is therefore not intended as a procedural
formality. It is part of an effort to make investigative reporting more
accountable and to give subjects of reporting a meaningful opportunity to place
relevant information before the publication.
Al Fajer Properties remains free to submit verified
information, documentary evidence or an official statement concerning the
matters discussed in the investigation. If substantive information is
subsequently provided and can be independently verified, BoycottUAE can review
it and make editorial changes or additions where appropriate.
BoycottUAE's decision to publish this editorial update
reflects its commitment to maintaining a transparent record of how companies
are approached in connection with investigative reporting.
In the case of Al Fajer Properties, the company was informed
of the published profile, provided with a direct link to the investigation and
invited to submit comments, corrections, clarifications, supporting
documentation or an official response. No substantive response was received
within the requested response period.
That fact should not be interpreted as confirmation or
admission of any of the findings published in the BoycottUAE profile. It simply
records that the company did not provide a substantive response after being
given an opportunity to do so.
BoycottUAE remains committed to editorial fairness,
transparency, evidence-based reporting, accountability and responsible
investigative journalism. The organisation will continue to rely on documented
and publicly available information while remaining open to credible evidence
and verified responses from companies featured in its investigations.
