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This one is nine days old; surprised it hasn't been posted here yet.
http://www.gulfnews.com/...Courts/10206406.html

Steve

"Brigadier Abdul Jalil Mahdi, Deputy Director of Dubai police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for Preventative Security, said if the man had had permission, he would have been allowed to jump, but without permission, it wa a violation of safety and security procedures.

sounds like they are taking a page out of the National Park System of the USA.

I don't think it's quite the same here. In this instance, the police said that he could have jumped if he had permission from the building owner. As far as I know, in the NPS case the same people "issue" permits and impose punishment. But I may be wrong.

I wonder who it was...

One specific name jumps to mind, though surely there are many more BASE jumpers matching the description given in the article.

http://basejumper.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1129