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Apr 18
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Two Britons have unsuccessfully appealed against jail time for kissing in Dubai. A court in the Gulf state upheld the one month jail sentence for breaching the strict decency laws of the Muslim country. A local woman claimed she had seen Ayman Najafi, 24, and Charlotte Adams, 25, kissing on the lips in a beach restaurant in November. Officials have taken the word of the local woman over the Britons although they insist they simply kissed on the cheek when greeting each other and friends at the Jumeirah Beach Resort.
Although the pair has a final opportunity for appeal, many consider this would only prolong the process of an inevitable custodial sentence.
The judgement visibly surprised and upset the pair and their attorney; Khalaf al-Hosani acknowledged he was not confident this latest appeal would be of any use. “We will try and stop the judgement but it is not certain. We are meeting this afternoon to decide what to do. If we do not appeal they will go to jail,” he said.
Once they have fulfilled their jail terms, the pair will be deported from Dubai, they will also be forced to pay 180 fine each for admitting being drunk in public. Adams was recorded to be confident the appeal would cause the sentence to be reduced to a fine and deportation. “Hopefully I’ll be going home on Sunday” She said. The appeal was met with immediate dismissal by the Judge Aysar Fouad.
The team defending the pair have argued that there were inconsistencies in the case and that although an original police report had stated the Emirati woman had witnessed the pair kissing herself but a later statement confirmed only her children had seen the incident.
Najafi has been working as a management consultant in the country for 18 months. Adams is an estate agent from London and was on holiday in Dubai when she was arrested. Both stand to lose their jobs and earn a permanent criminal record.
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