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04-05-2010, 12:16 AM
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Charlotte Adams leaves court after losing an appeal against her conviction. Photo: EPA/ALI HAIDER
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Charlotte Adams, 26, an estate agent from North London who went to Dubai for a holiday, yesterday lost an appeal against her conviction, together with British national Ayman Najafi, 24.
The pair claimed they had merely kissed each other on the cheek as a greeting in an American diner in the early hours of November 27 but a local woman said they were embracing passionately.
A judge sitting at Dubai's Criminal Court upheld their sentence of a months' imprisonment and also ordered that management consultant Najafi, who has lived in Dubai for 18 months and works for the Hay Group, be deported afterwards along with Miss Adams.
Both now have 30 days to decide whether they want to appeal to Dubai's highest legal authority, the Court of Cassation.
But in chaotic scenes outside the hearing, a tearful Miss Adams, who attended court in a revealing white shirt and figure-hugging black skirt, told her lawyer she wanted to serve her sentence and leave Dubai "as soon as possible".
"I want to go to jail straightaway so I can get on with my life," she said. "I'm stuck in this country, I can't work, I don't have any money.
"If, after 30 days, I appeal and it's turned down, I'm going to be in exactly the same position as I am now and I will still have to serve a sentence.
"I just want to serve the 30 days and go. Ayman can appeal but I just want the 30 days."
Mr Najafi, whose family live in Palmers Green, North London, was dressed more soberly in a dark grey suit and white stripy shirt.
The pair – who insist they have never been romantically involved – were arrested after meeting with four other friends for dinner at the 1950-style Bob's Easy Diner in the seafront Jumeirah Beach Resort.
A 38-year-old Emirati woman told police she had seen them kissing and touching each other intimately, but later changed her story, saying that only her children had seen them.
Authorities have subsequently been unable to contact the woman but proceeded with the prosecution on the grounds that the pair had committed a "crime against society".
They both insisted they had simply kissed each other on the cheek as a greeting and Miss Adams said the case was built on a "huge misunderstanding".
The pair's lawyer, Khalaf al-Hosany, said he would encourage them both to appeal again but that Miss Adams was losing patience.
"They are feeling very shocked, it is a very bad situation but it is what the judge decided so what can we do?" he said "I will advise them to appeal because there is always a chance but it is their decision.
"Ayman wants to take the chance. This is very bad for him because he is working here for a big company with a good job, he wants to stay in Dubai and he wants the court to recognise that he is innocent. I will do my best to help him to achieve that.
"Charlotte wants to leave. She is here on a visitors' visa, she was just a tourist and wants to go home."
He said that if the pair accept their sentences, they will serve them at Dubai's Central Prison. While more modern than some others in the United Arab Emirates, it has been described by former inmates as severely overcrowded, with prisoners often sleeping eight to a cell.
One former inmate, Cat Le Huy, a British television executive who was jailed after customs officers claimed to have found a speck of hashish in his bag, said he lost more than two stone in weight over six weeks because of the poor food. He also claimed that foreign inmates were treated with "distinct contempt" by prison officers.
The two previously admitted another offence of being in a public place after consuming alcohol – although they were under the UK drink drive limit – and paid fines of 1,000 dirhams – around £200.
During the short appeal hearing in a packed courtroom yesterday, the judge spoke entirely in Arabic and rapidly dismissed the appeal without hearing from either Miss Adams, Mr Najafi or their lawyer. It was left to Mr al-Hosany to explain to the bewildered pair outside of the court that their conviction had been upheld.
The result comes despite the fact Britons Michelle Palmer and Vince Acors were released from their prison sentences on appeal for the more serious offence of having sexual intercourse on a public beach after a drunken all-day brunch near the iconic Burj al Arab hotel.
Professor John Strawson, an expert in Islamic law, told BBC Radio 5 Live, said the Dubai authorities had previously turned a blind eye altogether to Westerners' misdemeanours but had recently tightened their morality laws.
"The problem in this particular case is that one of the British citizens is of Muslim origin," he said.
"And I think that the combination of the alleged kissing and the consumption of alcohol in an illegal place, meant that this was a case that the authorities really wanted to pursue, and they are probably sticking to their rigid interpretation of the law."
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04-05-2010, 12:21 AM
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04-05-2010, 12:25 AM
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That's fucked up.
That woman sounds like she just made some shit up and now 2 lives are being ruined because of it.
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04-05-2010, 12:32 AM
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Dubai is too strict for my tastes..I respect laws but that one is too ridiculous
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04-05-2010, 11:37 AM
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You can't kiss in Dubai?
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04-05-2010, 11:39 AM
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wow thats messed up
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04-05-2010, 04:17 PM
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#7 | | MiX iT Up!
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wow. so this is what happens to tourists? we should have some crazy laws for the a-rabs when they visit canada.
cover ur face = $500 fine and 30days in jail. BOOM!
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04-05-2010, 04:39 PM
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Different countries have different rules/customs. Respect it. Quote:
Originally Posted by shenmecar  You can't kiss in Dubai? | You can kiss, just not in public.
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04-05-2010, 05:50 PM
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knowing blondes... she was probably about to fuck the guy in public and when she got caught she was like "omg... we were like.. just kissing"
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04-05-2010, 05:56 PM
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#10 | | I STILL don't get it
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Hah, and the there was this muslim or arab chick that caused a big scene when she was told to remove her face mask for school, even thou she was telling students to look away when she spoke and all that etc.
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04-05-2010, 08:39 PM
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Oh come on Ch28
tell me this pic doesn't say she's ur typical blonde valley-esque girl 
^^think i found her myspace, its locked though and she hasnt logged in since last year (from the uk too)
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04-06-2010, 12:00 AM
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A 38-year-old Emirati woman told police she had seen them kissing and touching each other intimately, but later changed her story, saying that only her children had seen them.
Authorities have subsequently been unable to contact the woman but proceeded with the prosecution on the grounds that the pair had committed a "crime against society"
| That's a pretty shitty legal system if that's all you need to convict someone.
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04-06-2010, 12:07 AM
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there's another report about this case, where it got reactions from foreign nationals who are in dubai
and they seem to think "big fucking deal?" and are somewhat surprised that international media is taking it as a big shocker
oh here it is, christian science monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middl...nd-you-in-jail | |
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04-06-2010, 01:45 PM
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Hai aren't Dubai in some big financial shit right now? Keep it and and see if anyone would even come visit your country. At that time Dubai would be begging for anyone to go lol.
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04-06-2010, 04:59 PM
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^^^ dubais in the u.a.e. they have nothing to worry about when it comes down to it
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04-06-2010, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul That's a pretty shitty legal system if that's all you need to convict someone. |  | |
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04-06-2010, 09:12 PM
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i remember a while ago there was a British article bashing what a shithole dubai is...
maybe they are trying to get back at the brits here....especially since dubai normally doesn't enforce these kinds of laws on tourists
either way...very bad public image for dubai..
If i were the brits..i'd go back to my country, do a bunch of TV interviews and talk about what a shithole dubai is and urge people not to go there anymore.
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04-07-2010, 07:02 AM
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thats fucked
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04-07-2010, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by StylinRed knowing blondes... she was probably about to fuck the guy in public and when she got caught she was like "omg... we were like.. just kissing" | "Knowing blondes?" You are obviously 14 and dont know any girls, otherwise you'd realize that:
a) all girls are different regardless of hair colour
b) except for redheads which are ALL freaky
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04-07-2010, 04:50 PM
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^^^ u must be a blonde to not be able to take a joke
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04-08-2010, 04:22 AM
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Stupid laws by stupid peoples.
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