A British couple have been told they must wait a further month to find out if they must serve a month in prison for publicly kissing in a Dubai restaurant.
Ayman Najafi, 24, a British expat in Dubai, and Charlotte Lewis, 25, a tourist, have been accused of breaching strict public decency laws at the fashionable Jumeirah Beach Residence in the Muslim emirate.
The pair had their passports confiscated after their arrest in November, and attended court today to appeal against the prison sentence imposed last week.
Khalaf al-Hosani, a lawyer, told the AFP news agency today that they are accused of “committing a sexual act (by) kissing on the lips and touching”.
They are also accused of consuming alcohol, a charge to which they pleaded guilty, but said they only kissed on the cheek. The Misdemeanours Appeals Court ruled that it would reach a final verdict on April 4, Mr al-Hosani added.
In a phone call to his distraught mother yesterday, Mr Najafi said: “I haven’t done anything wrong mum, hopefully I will clear my name and then I can come back.”
The pair were allegedly seen kissing on the mouth in a restaurant, breaching Dubai’s conservative penal code.
(AtW's comment: infidels, how dare they do it! )
More of the insanity here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7061449.ece
Ayman Najafi, 24, a British expat in Dubai, and Charlotte Lewis, 25, a tourist, have been accused of breaching strict public decency laws at the fashionable Jumeirah Beach Residence in the Muslim emirate.
The pair had their passports confiscated after their arrest in November, and attended court today to appeal against the prison sentence imposed last week.
Khalaf al-Hosani, a lawyer, told the AFP news agency today that they are accused of “committing a sexual act (by) kissing on the lips and touching”.
They are also accused of consuming alcohol, a charge to which they pleaded guilty, but said they only kissed on the cheek. The Misdemeanours Appeals Court ruled that it would reach a final verdict on April 4, Mr al-Hosani added.
In a phone call to his distraught mother yesterday, Mr Najafi said: “I haven’t done anything wrong mum, hopefully I will clear my name and then I can come back.”
The pair were allegedly seen kissing on the mouth in a restaurant, breaching Dubai’s conservative penal code.
(AtW's comment: infidels, how dare they do it! )
More of the insanity here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7061449.ece
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